Hometown Stories
Feb 06, 2011 (en)
Documentary
[30] Min
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First Air DateFeb 06, 2011
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ProductionNHK
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Rotten tomato0%
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Original titleHometown Stories
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ReleaseFeb 06, 2011
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Overview
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.
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Self - Narrator (voice)
Casts : 1 / Crews : 0
Season 1 ( 2011-02-06)
Night of the Dancing Fire God
Episode: 1
The Mountain God Piggyback
Episode: 2
A Millennium of Prayers
Episode: 3
Kagura: The Passion for Dance
Episode: 4
Eco-Paddy: Bio-Wonderland
Episode: 5
Granny Loves You: The Probation Officer's Tale
Episode: 6
Honoring the Dead: The Bone Washing Ritual of Yoronjima
Episode: 7
Mother, I Want To See You
Episode: 8
Season 3 ( 2013-01-06)
A Watchmaker's Tale
Episode: 1
Learning to Survive: Three Days in Kamaishi
Episode: 2
Letter from Cherry Blossom Village
Episode: 3
Season 4 ( 2015-10-25)
School of Hope: Ogijima, Seto Inland Sea
Episode: 1
The Sky We Share - Friendship at the End of an Osaka Runway
Episode: 2
Season 5 ( 2016-02-27)
A Hiroshima Family's Prayer
Episode: 1
For the Sake of the Classmates We Lost
Episode: 2
Young Thunder: School Taiko Team
Episode: 3
Pearl Wedding: 30 Years' Worth of Thanks
Episode: 4
Back to Grandma's Land: Chiemi's Story
Episode: 5
A Life of Service: The Station Barber of Obama
Episode: 6
One of Us
Episode: 7
One Big Happy Family
Episode: 8
Uniting the People of the Sea: Kumejima, Okinawa
Episode: 9
Hang in There!
Episode: 10
Finding Yourself on the Open Road
Episode: 11
Season 6 ( 2017-01-29)
Melody of Daisen
Episode: 1
Bank of Glorious Blossoms
Episode: 2
Our Waves, Our Dreams
Episode: 3
Misako's All-Night Diner
Episode: 4
Looking Back, Moving On
Episode: 5
The Calligraphy Boys
Episode: 6
Designs on Life
Episode: 7
Another 'Home': A Boy Traces His Roots
Episode: 8
Shoeshine Star
Episode: 9
The Three Grannies' Cookie Challenge
Episode: 10
Pioneer Villages: Forgotten Postwar History
Episode: 11
Wrestling with a New Job
Episode: 12
Sharing Life Together: An 81-Year-Old Caregiver
Episode: 13
Grandma's Picture Cards
Episode: 14
Kasuga Taisha: A Divine Shrine for Daily Life
Episode: 15
Island of Compassion
Episode: 16
A Hands-on Designer
Episode: 17
What Brought You to Hiroshima?
Episode: 18
Carving out a New Path with Wood
Episode: 19
The High-Rises We Build
Episode: 20
Countdown to Business Lift-off!
Episode: 21
Our Town's Bookstore
Episode: 22
One Heart, One Beat
Episode: 23
Hooked on a New Fishing Career
Episode: 24
Our Flower Field
Episode: 25
Cakes on Wheels
Episode: 26
A Journey in Design
Episode: 27
Joining Hands with Newcomers
Episode: 28
Like a Trusty Garden Hoe
Episode: 29
A Passion for Fashion
Episode: 30
Hitoshi's Bento Shop
Episode: 31
Finding My Way on the Okugakemichi
Episode: 32
Season 7 ( 2018-01-14)
From the Slopes to the Playroom
Episode: 1
Living Positively with Dementia
Episode: 2
Uncovering Precious Life Stories
Episode: 3
Old House, New Hope
Episode: 4
Finding Poetry in Cancer
Episode: 5
Once Lost, Now Found: A Brother's Journey Home
Episode: 6
Once Lost, Now Found: Dancing for My Future
Episode: 7
Once Lost, Now Found: Student Actors' Challenge
Episode: 8
Sharing a Manga Dream
Episode: 9
A Truckful of Food and Smiles
Episode: 10
Forging On: Master and Apprentice
Episode: 11
Learning to Teach
Episode: 12
A Guesthouse's Unexpected Beginning
Episode: 13
Sharing Zao's Wonders
Episode: 14
Dancing Beyond Disabilities
Episode: 15
Giving Dreams a Boost
Episode: 16
Sweet Taste of Hope
Episode: 17
Mr. Grandpa in Nursery School
Episode: 18
A Teacher's Passion
Episode: 19
The Colors of the Forest
Episode: 20
Opening Doors to Newcomers
Episode: 21
Remembering Our Railway
Episode: 22
Soaking Up a Hot Spring Dream
Episode: 23
Grandmas' Goodbye to an Old Market
Episode: 24
Auntie's Candy Store – Sweets & Life Lessons
Episode: 25
Brewing a Future for Local Tea
Episode: 26
Pursuing the Ultimate Awa Indigo
Episode: 27
Sculptures with Soul
Episode: 28
A Budding Forestry Career
Episode: 29
The 100km Walk: Two Life-Changing Days
Episode: 30
"Crazy Mike" the Artist
Episode: 31
Making Udon to a Different Beat
Episode: 32
Onikenbai: the Demon Sword Dance
Episode: 33
Tears, Laughter and Motherhood
Episode: 34
The Maturing Sake Expert
Episode: 35
Apprentice Geisha: Making Dreams Come True
Episode: 36
Night School - Learning for Living
Episode: 37
Season 8 ( 2019-01-06)
Finding Happiness in Bathhouses
Episode: 1
Yuka and Her New Classmates
Episode: 2
From Handsome to Beautiful
Episode: 3
"Super Volunteer": Driven to Help in Disasters
Episode: 4
Drawing to Find a New Me
Episode: 5
For the Love of Lettering
Episode: 6
Sharing Their Stories
Episode: 7
Fukushima Ramen: Bowlful of Spirit
Episode: 8
Stories of Fukushima: Giving Their All
Episode: 9
The Revival of "Mikan Valley"
Episode: 10
A Geisha in Nara: Bridging Past and Future
Episode: 11
Yuko Kuroda's Legacy of Care
Episode: 12
A Community in the Sky
Episode: 13
Praying for Flowers, Praying for Life
Episode: 14
Serving Up Memories
Episode: 15
A 26-Year-Old's Breast Cancer Diary
Episode: 16
Two Worlds, One Dream: Vying for Powerlifting Glory
Episode: 17
Where Are My Roots? - One Orphan's Search
Episode: 18
A Late Dreamer
Episode: 19
Why We Dance - Children's Kagura Troupe
Episode: 20
Fukushima's Grandpa Troop: Restoring a Deserted Town
Episode: 21
Home for Good - Health Care at the End of Life
Episode: 22
Welcome to Maru-chan's Café
Episode: 23
A Will to Survive
Episode: 24
Soap That Gives Hope
Episode: 25
Paddling Our Hometown Lake
Episode: 26
The Bounty of the Mountains
Episode: 27
Season 9 ( 2020-01-11)
Look to the Night Sky
Episode: 1
Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
Episode: 2
A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
Episode: 3
Expressing the Ainu Spirit
Episode: 4
No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
Episode: 5
Revealing the Final Moments
Episode: 6
Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
Episode: 7
Fruitful Connections
Episode: 8
He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
Episode: 9
Avatar Robots Open New Doors
Episode: 10
Being There for Foreign Patients
Episode: 11
Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
Episode: 12
Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
Episode: 13
Bullfights & Big Dreams
Episode: 14
The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
Episode: 15
A-Bomb Paintings
Episode: 16
Community Newspaper
Episode: 17
Unread Messages
Episode: 18
A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
Episode: 19
Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
Episode: 20
Steering Through Tough Times
Episode: 21
The Treasures of Toyama Bay
Episode: 22
Drawing Our "New Normal"
Episode: 23
Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener
Episode: 24
Season 10 ( 2021-01-10)
Why She Runs
Episode: 1
Connecting People in a Pandemic
Episode: 2
A Haven Called Bethesda
Episode: 3
Analog Buddies in a Digital Age
Episode: 4
Rescuing Pre-Disaster Memories
Episode: 5
Selfie Diary of Mr. "One Team"
Episode: 6
The Power of Giving Up
Episode: 7
Spring Splendor in Hirosaki
Episode: 8
A Place for Every Child
Episode: 9
Why Did She Pose in a Bikini?: Challenges of an "Ostomate" Doctor
Episode: 10
A Legendary Chef's Last Lessons
Episode: 11
Haircut Magic
Episode: 12
The Deities of Gion
Episode: 13
Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 1
Episode: 14
Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 2
Episode: 15
Sushi with Heart and Soul
Episode: 16
Building Robots, Fostering Happiness
Episode: 17
Baseball Heals Kids
Episode: 18
The Unorthodox Karuta Champion / Ruludaisy: Drag Queen Farmer
Episode: 19
Light on a Raging River
Episode: 20
Shared House, Shared Lives
Episode: 21
Being LGBT+ in a Small Town
Episode: 22
Living Alongside Disaster
Episode: 23
Crisis in “Japan's Kitchen”
Episode: 24
A 94-Year-Old Culinary Wizard
Episode: 25
Fond Farewell for a Beloved Train
Episode: 26
Making Peace With My Father
Episode: 27
Mending Your Cherished Clothes
Episode: 28
Season 11 ( 2022-01-09)
A Toast to the God of Sake
Episode: 1
Life Lessons From the Homeless
Episode: 2
Conversations Without Words
Episode: 3
Behind the Artist's Hand
Episode: 4
Longing for the Power of Touch
Episode: 5
Rapping for Fukushima
Episode: 6
A Small Village with Big Ideas
Episode: 7
Swordfish Fishing With My Father
Episode: 8
The Power of Memories
Episode: 9
Many Vines, One Family
Episode: 10
Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa
Episode: 11
Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake
Episode: 12
When the Sea Turned Red
Episode: 13
Finding Freedom in the Pool
Episode: 14
Auntie Baseball
Episode: 15
The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls
Episode: 16
Nuclear Waste Splits a Town
Episode: 17
A Blind Teacher's Farewell
Episode: 18
Building On a Sacred Tradition
Episode: 19
Saving Lives on an Isolated Island
Episode: 20
The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart
Episode: 21
The Future of an Ancient Ritual
Episode: 22
Discovering Myself Through Dementia
Episode: 23
A Burger Hangout in Okinawa
Episode: 24
Building Bonds With Books
Episode: 25
Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds
Episode: 26
Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home
Episode: 27
Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue
Episode: 28
Lighting the Way for Tradition
Episode: 29
A Fresh Start on a Small Island
Episode: 30
Season 12 ( 2023-01-01)
Stable Fishing Jobs Steer a Community
Episode: 1
A Float Artisan & His Muse
Episode: 2
Magical Forest: Okinawa's Natural World Heritage Site
Episode: 3
Soccer Team Raises Community Spirit
Episode: 4
Seeking a Chance to Learn: Students with Overseas Roots
Episode: 5
Small Factory Reaches for the Stars
Episode: 6
Flying Like an Arrow
Episode: 7
Modern Methods Sustain Metalwork Tradition
Episode: 8
A World Heritage Town: Past and Future
Episode: 9
Hard Rain: A Village Divided
Episode: 10
Bonding Through Soba: A Story of Four Grannies
Episode: 11
Amashi: Japan's Freediving Fishers
Episode: 12
Our New Classmate from Ukraine
Episode: 13
Waiting for the God's Crossing
Episode: 14
Mailing Letters to the Lost
Episode: 15
Kintsugi: Mending Memories with Gold
Episode: 16
A Cut Above the Rest
Episode: 17
The Final Journey
Episode: 18
Life on a Sloping Farm
Episode: 19
A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
Episode: 20
A Song for a New Fukushima School
Episode: 21
Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
Episode: 22
Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
Episode: 23
Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
Episode: 24
Countryside Diaries
Episode: 25
A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
Episode: 26
Sparking a Chain of Kindness
Episode: 27
Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
Episode: 28
Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft
Episode: 29
Season 13 ( 2024-01-07)
Korean Family Meals for Rural Japan
Episode: 1
A School for Two
Episode: 2
A Mosque in a Japanese Community
Episode: 3
Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir
Episode: 4
Conquering Peaks on One Leg
Episode: 5
Nepalese Students Find a Taste of Home
Episode: 6
Taxi Drivers in a Tsunami-hit Town
Episode: 7
Life Lessons by a Crystal-Clear River
Episode: 8
Hiking Guide Connects Hearts
Episode: 9
New Approach to an Old Festival
Episode: 10
Navigating a World with Words
Episode: 11
Pearls for Remembrance
Episode: 12
Forging Bonds Under a Starry Sky
Episode: 13
From Seed to Shop: Grandma's Pickles
Episode: 14
New Face for a Centuries-Old Dance
Episode: 15
Mending Hearts with Mandarin Oranges
Episode: 16
Holy Fire on the Mountain
Episode: 17
A Ranch for Retired Racehorses
Episode: 18
Hiroshima's A-Bomb Survivor Trees
Episode: 19
A Year as a Young Rural Doctor
Episode: 20
Carrying on in a Quake-hit Town
Episode: 21
Modern Maiko Diaries
Episode: 22
Leaving No Stone Unturned: A Potter's Quest
Episode: 23
Reviving a Pottery Tradition in Fukushima
Episode: 24
A Country Town's Woolly Heroes
Episode: 25
Making a Home in Osaka
Episode: 26
