Furusato Japan

In a working-class Tokyo neighborhood in the spring of 1956, teacher Rieko Sakamoto brings a deeply personal mission to her new classroom. Honoring the wish of her brother, who died in the war, she wants children to inherit the songs that connect them to their homeland. The arrival of Shizu Miyanaga, a gifted transfer student who dreams of singing professionally, helps give the class a shared ambition: a place at a local choir competition.

Friendships and first feelings grow as the children rehearse, but a painful incident threatens to silence their plans. With Sakamoto beside them, singing becomes a way to face grief and rediscover their bond in a community still rebuilding its future.