Tsuru no Sato Monogatari
Synopsis
Set in Hokkaidō’s Tsurui Village and nearby Kushiro: as depopulation forces the closure of their beloved elementary school, Mei and her friend Ken, now pursuing local-revival studies, try to save memories of their hometown.
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