“Yu Sakai rediscovers childhood fear of his fisherman father, now noticing his aging and diminishing presence.”
Tousan no Kiteki
父さんの汽笛
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Yu Sakai rediscovers childhood fear of his fisherman father, now noticing his aging and diminishing presence.
Yu Sakai, the composer and singer of the song, found his 4th grade diary at his parents' house. Within the pages he recounted how scary his fisherman father was. As an adult, it seems like every time Sakai returns home, his father's back seems smaller and smaller.
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A Music Production
NHK
- Format 1 × 2′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 02m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2018 – ongoing
- Source Music media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-14018 catalog
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