A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
August 16, 2024
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 4
Finale:
September 6, 2024
Creators:
Jiro Asada
Original Title:
有母親等待的故鄉
Countries:
JP
For office worker Toru Matsunaga (played by Nakai Kiichi), this is his return to his hometown after 40 years of absence. When he returned to his hometown with vague memories, his mother (Nobuko Miyamoto) greeted him with a smile. Seeing his mother happily taking care of him, the home he misses, and the cooking he misses, Tohru feels at ease. But I don’t know why, but I can’t remember my mother’s “name”… On the other hand, Natsuki Koga (played by Nanako Matsushima) also returned to her long-lost hometown. The place where Xia Sheng goes is also a home where "the same mother" is waiting. Seiichi Murota (played by Kuranosuke Sasaki), whose wife separated from him, also went to his "hometown" where "the same mother" is waiting in order to find a place to stay...
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