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I Want to Go Home

Directed by

Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Year

Runtime

2017

60 minutes

Genre

Documentary

Language

English, Japanese

Synopsis

On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since that fateful day, he has been diving in the sea every week in search for her. Compelled and inspired to share his story, ‘I Want To Go Home’ is a journey from Singapore to Onagawa through the lens of the intrigued to meet him.

Of unlikely friendships across borders and languages; to share a man’s loss, recovery and determination to reunite with his wife. 'I Want To Go Home' is both a feature documentary and a English-Japanese autobiographical novel published under Math Paper Press.

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Producer(s)

Ho Shengjuan

Produced by

13 Little Pictures

International Sales/Distribution

Cast

Yasuo Takamatsu

Tags

2017, Documentary, Tsunami, Diving, Friendship, Journey, Travel, Autobiography, Death, Cross Dress, Japanese

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