South Bound (2007)

Other name: サウスバウンド, Sausubaundo

Description:

In "South Bound," elementary school student Jiro and his family navigate a challenging home life with an unemployed, quick-tempered father. When Jiro retaliates violently against a student ridiculing his ex-extremist parents, the family moves to their father's island hometown to escape welfare and school turmoil. This new beginning is short-lived as the island is engulfed in a fierce battle over a resort development, drawing the family into intense social conflict. Jiro's parents are arrested but break free, becoming fugitives separated from their children. Despite the difficult circumstances, the children grow to understand their parents' refusal to conform to the establishment, offering unwavering support as their family's defiance reshapes their lives in this powerful drama of rebellion and belonging.

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2007

Genre:Drama; Family; life