ふるさと—JAPAN
JAPAN, Our Homeland
Unranked — only 238 ratings (needs 400)
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)
Names
| Original | ふるさと—JAPAN (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Furusato JAPAN |
| English | JAPAN, Our Homeland |
| Also known as | Mein Heimatland Japan · Japonia - Moja ojczyzna |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 96 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2007-04-07 (Spring 2007) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | WAO World |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Drama |
| Themes | HistoricalSchoolTeacherPrimarily Child Cast |
Reception
| Community score | 6.22 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | — / 10 |
| Composite | — |
| On lists | 983 |
| Favourited | 1 (0.1%) |
| Completion | 84.0% |
| Drop rate | 5.9% |
| In backlog | 48.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.68 |
Score distribution
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Key staff
| Director | Akio Nishizawa, Tadashi Kudou, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Hiroshi Yagishita, Yoku Shioya |
|---|---|
| Character design | Hiroshi Kugimiya |
AniList id 3367 · MAL id 3367 · record updated 2026-08-26