Going Home

Nov 26, 2004

1h 23m

★ 7.5

Overview

Haruo returns to his hometown for his mother’s second marriage, where he happens to meet his first love Miyuki for the first time in eight years. Miyuki is back in town with her daughter Chiharu, after leaving a failed marriage.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Bitters End

Going Home Trailers

Cast

Haruo

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Miyuki

Reiko Kataoka

Chiharu

Reia Moriyama

Yamaoka

Ken Mitsuishi

Naomi

Akiko Aitsuki

Haruo's mother

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Masayoshi

Chōei Takahashi

Atsushi Ito

Nobuhiro Suwa

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