Review of Home from the Sea

This movie has a lot in common with "Kazoku". However, it is different in both mood and meaning. Again, the narrative centers on a Japanese working-class family with its own difficulties and circumstances. But what the director conveys most clearly here is love (yes and no matter how it sounds). As simple and pure as in "Kabei Our Mother" and especially "Poppoya". It is expressed in the way Seichi and Minko love each other, their little boat, their family, their island and the sea. It is extremely satisfying to watch Seichi's fragility and passion for his craft unfold through toughness and assertiveness. Watch this film as the true story of two ordinary people, and you are sure to feel the same.