Series synopsis
Two Homelands, also known as 二つの祖国 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on March 23, 2019. It ended on March 24, 2019. It stars Shun Oguri, Tsuyoshi Muro, Mackenyu and Kengo Kora.
Kenji Amo is a 2nd generation Japanese-American. He was born in America, but went to school in Japan. He returned to America to study at UCLA. Now, Kenji Amo works as a reporter for a newspaper in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. Charlie Tamiya also studied at UCLA with Kenji Amo. Charlie Tamiya has feeling for Nagiko who works with Kenji Amo at the same newspaper company. Knowing that, Kenji Amo holds complicated feelings. At this time, Nagiko's friend Emi Hatanaka asks Kenji Amo to marry ...
Premise
Kenji Amo is a 2nd generation Japanese-American. He was born in America, but went to school in Japan. He returned to America to study at UCLA. Now, Kenji Amo works as a reporter for a newspaper in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. Charlie Tamiya also studied at UCLA with Kenji Amo. Charlie Tamiya has feeling for Nagiko who works with Kenji Amo at the same newspaper company. Knowing that, Kenji Amo holds complicated feelings. At this time, Nagiko's friend Emi Hatanaka asks Kenji Amo to marry her. He accepts her proposal, but the Pacific War begins. Circumstances surrounding Kenji Amo changes.
Premise: Moving Tale of Second Generation Japanese Americans
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shun Oguri as Kenji Amo
- Tsuyoshi Muro as Charlie Tamiya
- Mackenyu as Amoh Isamu
- Kengo Kora
- Mikako Tabe as Nagiko
- Riisa Naka
- Yutaka Matsushige as Amoh Otoshichi
- Yumi Aso
Supporting cast
- Kiara Minegishi
- Paolo Andrea Di Pietro as Ronnie
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | March 23, 2019 | March 24, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kenji Amoh is sent to an internment camp where Japanese-Americans must declare sole allegiance to the U.S. or Japan. |
March 23, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Kenji visits Hiroshima in the wake of the atomic bombing. Later, he suffers emotional exhaustion when he is assigned to interpret at the Tokyo Trial. |
March 24, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 23, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2019 |
| Status | ended |