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Japan, Our Homeland

ふるさとJAPAN

“Post-war Tokyo, 1956: new teacher Rieko, transfer student Shizu, and class president Akira's budding feelings.”

1 episodes96 min

Drama, Historical, MusicSpring 2007WAO WorldG - All Ages

6.7 Community score

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Post-war Tokyo, 1956: new teacher Rieko, transfer student Shizu, and class president Akira's budding feelings.

It was the spring of 1956, roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty girl who dreams to become a singer. Blessed with both athletic and academic abilities, Shizu quickly becomes the center of everyone's attention in the class. Akira, the son of a joiner and also the class president, starts to develop a special feeling for Shizu... (Source: AniDB)