Home from the Sea (故郷, Furusato) is a 1972 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and co-written by Yamada and Akira Miyazaki.
[1][2] Set on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, the film follows the struggles of Seichi and Minko, a couple making a living by transporting rocks by boat and dumping them at construction sites.
The film addresses their precarious livelihood and vanishing way of life.
[3] In 1973 Hisashi Igawa received the Best Actor Award at the Kinema Junpo Awards, for his role in the film.
[citation needed] The Japan Society describes it as one of Yamada's seminal films.