13 Season
259 Episode
Hometown Stories - Season 6 Episode 8 Another 'Home': A Boy Traces His Roots (2024)
In the years before and after World War II, some 400,000 people emigrated from Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, including a man who moved to Bolivia. His descendants include a 13-year-old grandson named Makoto, who struggles with feeling like an outsider in the country where he was born. Then, granddad and grandson get a chance to visit Okinawa together. The trip not only deepens their bonds, but also helps Makoto discover his family's roots - and another place he can call "home".
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Director :
- Cast : lae astra
