Home from the Sea (film) explained

Director:	Yoji Yamada
Screenplay:	Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki
Starring:	Hisashi Igawa Chieko Baisho Chishū Ryū
Distributor:	Shochiku
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1972 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and co-written by Yamada and Akira Miyazaki.^{[1] [2]} Set on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, the film follows the struggles of Seichi and Minko, a couple making a living by transporting rocks by boat and dumping them at construction sites. The film addresses their precarious livelihood and vanishing way of life.^[3]

Cast

• Hisashi Igawa as Seiichi Ishizaki
• Chieko Baisho as Tamiko Ishizaki
• Chishū Ryū as Senzô Ishizaki
• Gin Maeda
• Mayumi Ito
• Kiyoshi Atsumi

Reception

In 1973 Hisashi Igawa received the Best Actor Award at the Kinema Junpo Awards, for his role in the film.

The Japan Society describes it as one of Yamada's seminal films.^[4]

The film was reviewed by the British Federation of Film Societies.^[5] In the journal Film Criticism, it was stated that the film "is virtually a companion piece to The Family."^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Alexander Jacoby. A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. 10 February 2013. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-61172-531-5. 2011–. Home From The Sea (Kokyô, 1972) was a drama about life in the island communities of the Inland Sea; Yamada focused with subtle poignancy on the problems of poverty, depopulation, and unemployment..
2. Web site: Home from the sea. 2019-03-17. Shochiku production company. en.
3. Book: Bingham, Adam. Contemporary Japanese Cinema Since Hana-Bi. June 23, 2015. Edinburgh University Press. 9780748683765. Google Books.
4. Web site: Commemorating 40 Years, Director Yoji Yamada Curates Screenings From the World's Longest Running Film Series. www.japansociety.org.
5. Web site: Film. April 16, 1973. British Federation of Film Societies. Google Books.
6. "A Distant Cry from Spring" and the Structures of Yoji Yamada. Nolletti, Arthur. 1985. Film Criticism. 9. 3. 9–22. 44019014.