Hometown Stories - Season 12 Episode 19 Life on a Sloping Farm
Nishiokada Haruki (82) and his wife Setsuko (75) live in the mountains of Tokushima Prefecture where they've farmed a steeply sloped plot of land for more than 50 years, doing all the work by hand. The elderly couple work together to harvest their buckwheat crop and make their special buckwheat rice, finding joy in the small details. Meanwhile, their community is shrinking as their aging neighbors pass away. The film tells the story of a couple's ups and downs on a sloping farm.
First Air Date: Feb 06, 2011
Last Air date: Feb 09, 2025
Season: 14 Season
Episode: 268 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 2.1705
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : way of life, hometown, culture, community spirit, social awareness, life story, working life
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Our New Classmate from Ukraine
Waiting for the God's Crossing
Mailing Letters to the Lost
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A Cut Above the Rest
The Final Journey
Life on a Sloping Farm
A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
A Song for a New Fukushima School
Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
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A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
Sparking a Chain of Kindness
Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft