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In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.


The narrative centers on Taichi Tamiya, a television scriptwriter living in modern-day Tokyo with his family. Their ordinary lives are disrupted when they inexplicably time-travel to June 1944, during the height of World War II. Confronted with the harsh realities of wartime Japan—scarcity of resources, constant air raids, and societal pressures—the family struggles to adapt and survive. The story delves into their attempts to navigate this perilous era while seeking a way back to their original time.

Yo Oizumi
Tamiya Taichi

Yoh Yoshida
Tamiya Hikari

Ami Touma
Tamiya Nobuko

Tomoya Oku
Kojima Shinya

Shinichi Tsutsumi
Kojima Toshio

Ryo Katsuji
Teramoto Masaomi

Yoshiko Mita
Tamiya Kiyoko

Ryunosuke Kamiki
Igarashi

Toshiyuki Nishida
[Farmer]

Isao Hashizume
[An elder]
The Last Town We Saw is a tv movie, war film released in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, time travel, meiji period. Directed by Osamu Katayama, it stars Yo Oizumi, Yoh Yoshida, Ami Touma. The narrative centers on Taichi Tamiya, a television scriptwriter living in modern-day Tokyo with his family. Their ordinary lives are disrupted when they inexplicably time-travel to June 1944, during the height of World War II. Confronted with the harsh realities of wartime Japan—scarcity of resources, constant air raids, and societal pressures—the family struggles to adapt and survive. The story delves into their attempts to navigate this perilous era while seeking a way back to their original time.
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