Hometown Stories Season 4

October. 25,2015      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis

Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

Episode 2 : The Sky We Share - Friendship at the End of an Osaka Runway
December. 27,2015
Southeast of Osaka Airport runs a river embankment where airplanes swoop less than 100 meters overhead. Sleek, thundering jets that pass with a rush of wind make for a heart-pounding sight. Regulars come every day to this spot: a man fighting cancer; a woman who lost custody of her children as she suffered depression; people with complex troubles. As they look up at the sky together watching the planes, they form a community that gives them the courage to move forward in their lives.
Episode 1 : School of Hope: Ogijima, Seto Inland Sea
October. 25,2015
Facing steady decline through aging and depopulation, one Japanese island community chose to tackle the risk of disappearance by reopening its only school. We follow the progress over the project's first year, and see children return fun and purpose to the lives of the island's elderly residents. Changes in the community as a whole are mirrored by the fortunes of one young family striving to make a success of their move from the mainland and embrace the charms of island living.

Seasons

Season 13
Season 13 2024
Season 12
Season 12 2023
Season 11
Season 11 2022
Season 10
Season 10 2021
Season 9
Season 9 2020
Season 8
Season 8 2019
Season 7
Season 7 2018
Season 6
Season 6 2017
Season 5
Season 5 2016
Season 4
Season 4 2015
Season 3
Season 3 2013
Season 2
Season 2 2012
Season 1
Season 1 2011

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