Valley, My Home: Old Age and Ideal Care in Shanty Street (Translated Documentary)
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The "House of Hope" founded by Masaki Yamamoto and Mie Yamamoto provides a resting place for homeless people in the Tokyo Valley area. The "Hope House" is the prototype of the nursing home in the film "Brother" by the famous director Yoji Yamada; the NHK documentary series "The Best of Us" even recorded a program with the Yamamotos as the protagonists, treating the two as practitioners of "ideal care". However, what is not known is that the day after the NHK program was broadcast, Meihui ran away from home and his whereabouts are unknown; Jacqui's mental state became worse and worse, and he had to step down as the chairman of the House of Hope. As his life became increasingly difficult to take care of himself, he finally sought help from private nursing institutions in the valley area... The valley is home to homeless singles and also attracts outsiders engaged in welfare. The unique regional comprehensive care system writes another possibility for care in old age.
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