Funakoshi follows community leader and fisherman Koichi Nakasato, working towards keeping his washed-away hometown alive alongside a group of devoted residents despite the personal challenges of dealing with the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami that killed over 18,000 people and displaced over 350,000.—Anonymous
On March 11th 2011, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Japan took an unexpected turn following one of the worlds most powerful earthquake and tsunami, which caused the displacement of over 350,000 people and the death of over 18,000. While government agencies and international organizations scrambled to provide basic needs to survivors and reorganization plans to bigger towns, many survivors chose to relocate to urban areas with friends or family members. Returning home meant returning to piles of rubble and empty plots of land, and not knowing when or if government support would make its way to the less populated towns. Their concerns were valid and hundreds of small villages along the east coast were left abandoned. For Funakoshi, a fishing town home to about 350 people prior to the disaster, the story differs a little. A handful of locals decided they would not leave their hometown abandoned, but instead, work towards its revival.
Funakoshi follows community leader and fisherman Koichi Nakasato, as he strives to keep his washed-away hometown alive alongside a group of devoted residents despite their personal challenges of dealing with the aftermath of the tragedy.
