Two Homelands - 2019

In the Pearl Harbor era, a second-generation Japanese-American grapples with his identity amid the turmoil of World War II. Born in Los Angeles and educated in Japan, he returns to the USA and works at a Japanese newspaper. However, the outbreak of war and a racist executive order forcefully deport his entire family to a detention center in California. Torn between his American upbringing and Japanese heritage, he decides to serve as a translator and goes to war.

118min
2019
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating4.3/10

Cast

Shun Oguri profile pictureShun OguriAmo Kenji
Mikako Tabe profile pictureMikako TabeNagiko Inomoto
Riisa Naka profile pictureRiisa NakaEmi Amaha
Kengo Kora profile pictureKengo KoraTadashi Amaha
Mackenyu profile pictureMackenyuAmoh Isamu
Tsuyoshi Muro profile pictureTsuyoshi MuroCharlie Tamiya
Yumi Asou profile pictureYumi AsouAmoh Teru
Tasuku Emoto profile pictureTasuku EmotoIkejima Tsutomu
Shodai Fukuyama profile pictureShodai FukuyamaKenneth Agawa
Manabu Hamada profile pictureManabu HamadaJohn Kotera
Nanoka Hara profile pictureNanoka HaraAmoh Haruko
Elaiza Ikeda profile pictureElaiza IkedaImoto Hiroko
Shigeru Izumiya profile pictureShigeru IzumiyaHatanaka Masako
Masahiro Koumoto profile pictureMasahiro KoumotoKuraishi Takanobu
Hiroki Konno profile pictureHiroki KonnoOnizuka Makoto
Yutaka Matsushige profile pictureYutaka MatsushigeAmoh Otoshichi
Minegishi Kiara profile pictureMinegishi KiaraAmoh Atsushi Arthur [Childhood]
Ayumu Nakajima profile pictureAyumu NakajimaJosé Mori
Toru Nakamura profile pictureToru NakamuraMatsui Taketora
Seiya Osada profile pictureSeiya OsadaIsa Shinkichi
Rie Shibata profile pictureRie ShibataOno Nami
Tetsushi Tanaka profile pictureTetsushi TanakaAikawa Oson
Maho Toyota profile pictureMaho ToyotaHirota Shizuko
Kunito Watanabe profile pictureKunito WatanabeGeorge Kitagawa
Naohiro Yamamoto profile pictureNaohiro YamamotoPaul Yokota
Takashi Yamanaka profile pictureTakashi YamanakaKubo Sakuzo
Yorie Yamashita profile pictureYorie YamashitaImoto Seki
Kimiko Yo profile pictureKimiko YoAmo Taka
Aoi Yoshikura profile pictureAoi YoshikuraKomatsubara Reiko
Jeffrey Rowe profile pictureJeffrey RoweBen Bruce Blakeney

About Two Homelands

Two Homelands Overview

In the Pearl Harbor era, a second-generation Japanese-American grapples with his identity amid the turmoil of World War II. Born in Los Angeles and educated in Japan, he returns to the USA and works at a Japanese newspaper. However, the outbreak of war and a racist executive order forcefully deport his entire family to a detention center in California. Torn between his American upbringing and Japanese heritage, he decides to serve as a translator and goes to war.

Runtime: 118min

Extra details

Original Title: 二つの祖国
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Hideta Takahata
Production Companies
TV Tokyo