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is a 2012 Japanese
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
about a Korean man's visit to his family in Japan after a long exile in
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
. This is the feature debut of
Yang Yong-hi Yang Yong-hi ( ヤン・ヨンヒ) is a Japanese-born Korean (or Zainichi) film director. Life and career Yang Yong-hi is a second-generation Korean resident who was born in Osaka, Japan on 11 November 1964. She belongs to the ethnic Korean mi ...
, a second-generation ethnic Korean living in Japan who based the film on her family history. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the
85th Academy Awards The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p. ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.


Plot

From the late 1950s and into the 1970s, more than 90,000 of the Korean residents in Japan emigrated to
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
, a country that promised them affluence, justice and an end to discrimination. ''Our Homeland'' tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. Yoon Seong-ho (
Arata Iura , previously known as Arata, is a Japanese actor, model and fashion designer. He is the Director of fashion brand Elnest Creative Activity. He holds the position of Director at the Artisan Culture Organisation Institute. Biography Iura co-star ...
) was sent to North Korea as a teen by his fervently North-supporting father. Returning to Tokyo for medical treatment after 25 years, he finds it difficult to open up to his family, including his passionately anti-North sister Rie (
Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress. Career Ando won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival 2010 for ''Love Exposure'', ''The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and '' Tsumitoka batsutoka''. She was also nominated for the a ...
). Seong-ho and Rie are two people handed radically different life perspectives by the course of history. While Seong-ho's path is sketched out for him, Rie recognizes that a whole world of opportunities is open to her. Including the chance to rebel against her own family.


Cast

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Arata Iura , previously known as Arata, is a Japanese actor, model and fashion designer. He is the Director of fashion brand Elnest Creative Activity. He holds the position of Director at the Artisan Culture Organisation Institute. Biography Iura co-star ...
as Yoon Seong-ho *
Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress. Career Ando won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival 2010 for ''Love Exposure'', ''The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and '' Tsumitoka batsutoka''. She was also nominated for the a ...
as Rie *
Yang Ik-june Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film ''Breathless'', which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in. Career Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Departmen ...
as Yang, Seong-ho's minder * Kotomi Kyôno as Suni *
Masane Tsukayama is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Naha, Okinawa. His wife is opera singer . He is best known for dubbing over Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne. Filmography Film * '' Otoko wa Tsurai ...
as Seong-ho's father * Miyazaki Yoshiko as Seong-ho's mother * Suwa Taro as Tejo, Seong-ho's uncle * Suzuki Shinsuke *
Tatsushi Ōmori is a Japanese film director and actor. Career Ōmori was born in Tokyo as the eldest son of Akaji Maro, an actor and butoh dancer. His younger brother, Nao Ōmori, is an actor. While in college, he began making 8 mm films, but started working ...
as Hongi *
Jun Murakami is a Japanese actor. He is not to be confused with Japanese stunt actor Jun Murakami. Career Murakami starred in Sho Miyake's ''Playback'' (2012). He co-starred in Sion Sono's '' The Land of Hope'' (2012) with Megumi Kagurazaka. He has also ...
as Juno * Shogo as Chori * Yamada Maho


See also

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List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Awar ...
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List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the inception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Our Homeland 2012 films 2012 drama films Japanese drama films 2010s Japanese-language films Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Films scored by Taro Iwashiro 2010s Japanese films Films about Zainichi Korean people