Homecoming [Regular Edition]

[Machine Translation] The first movie starring the king of comedy of the Heisei era, Junji Takada, is now available on DVD! Directed by Toshihiro Iijima, the director of the classic dramas "To Friday's Wives" and "An Ideal Life", this is a heartwarming humanistic comedy full of laughter and tears! Junji Takada plays both a comedic actor like Hitoshi Ueki in the "Irresponsible" series and a serious actor in this film, and shows a presence that is hard to believe in his debut as a leading actor in a movie. The supporting cast is made up of Japanese youth stars and cosmic heroes from the days when TV was still fun. The unique and talented actors, and the production team that has always filled the cinema with laughter and tears, present an entertainment that will cheer you up and touch your heart with emotion. --Let's enjoy life more clumsily and more greedily. Kazuaki Tokita, 61 years old, who has devoted his life to work, is finally retiring from his job. He and his wife are about to start a second, free and peaceful life together in their own home, which they have acquired after putting their salaried life on the line... But the town where they live, "Niji-no-oka Town," has turned into an "old people's town" with an average age of 68, which is a lie to the bustle of the past! In order to bring back the town's old vitality and, above all, his own passion, Tokita and his friends of the same generation he met in Nijinohigaoka plan to revive the town's festivals....

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer

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平成の喜劇王・高田純次の初主演映画がDVD化!! 名作ドラマ「金曜日の妻たちへ」「理想の生活」の飯島敏宏監督が贈る、笑いと涙たっぷりのほっこり人情喜劇!! 高田純次が『無責任』シリーズの植木等さながらの喜劇役者っぷりと、シリアスな顔を見事演じわけ、映画主演デビューとは思えない存在感を発揮! そして脇を固めるのは、テレビがまだ面白かった頃のニッポンの青春スター&宇宙のヒーローたち。個性的で実力派の俳優陣、そしてお茶の間を、映画館を常に笑いと涙で満たしてくれた制作陣が愛情込めて贈る、元気と心にジーンと響く感動を与えてくれるエンターテイメントが誕生。――もっと不器用に、もっと貪欲に、人生を楽しもうじゃないか。仕事一筋で生きてきた61歳の鴇田和昭も、ついに定年退職。サラリーマン人生を懸け手に入れたマイホームで妻と二人、自由で穏やかな第二の人生をスタートさせようとしていた・・・が、二人が暮らす町「虹の丘タウン」は、かつての賑いがウソのような平均年齢68歳の"老人街"と化していた! 町に昔の活気を、何より自分自身の情熱を取り戻すべく、鴇田は虹の丘で出会った同世代の仲間と共に町興しのお祭復活運動を画策する・・・。

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