The Mohican comes home (2016)

	Also Known As: Mohican Kokyo ni Kaeru
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Shuichi Okita
	Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Akira Emoto, Atsuko Maeda
	Country: J
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 28.05.2016, Mousonturm Saal, Japanese version with German subtitles, NCF2016
Synopsis: Eikichi (Ryuhei) left his hometown in Hiroshima prefecture for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu (Emoto) that his girlfriend Yuka (Maeda) is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have a grandchild. Osamu has a party to celebrate the news, but, at the party, he collapses and goes to the hospital. Eikichi struggles to make his father happy.
Review: The originality of the movie is to bring bored young Tokyo couple to one small island full of life and rythm given by the Big Band music teacher. The story is full of surprises. And these surprises make the fun of the movie. The acting is driven by the contrasting roles of Eikichi and his father Osamu. Both seem really to have had fun. In addition, the music that is played is not necessarily that great but contrasts every time with the expectations. And this makes it funny again.  Akira Emoto is definitely charismatic and this actor did everything, Japan sinks, Journey to the shore, Memories of Matsuko.
Rating: 7 /10