Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 11, 2011

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

遥かなるふるさと 旅順・大連

Production Companies

Jiyu Kobo

Director

Sumiko Haneda

Description

Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War. Following her previous work , she revisits Dalian and Lushun, places where she spent her formative years. Lushun has served as an important naval port in modern times, and in 2009 was finally fully opened to foreigners. Haneda joined a tour organized as part of that opening, and delves into memoires as she visits the house where she grew up and the school she attended.