The Rootless Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It is August 1945 in Manchuria, Maruyama Kunio is robbed of everything he has by the invading Soviet Occupation troops. Faced with the realities of Japan's war defeat, he is at a loss for how to protect his wife Mariko and their children. Looting and seizure of assets become routine. Many Japanese civilians are attacked in the course of fleeing. This is compounded by the lack of nutrition and spread of contagiousdiseases which leads to a wave of deaths. And so, 1.5 million Japanese in Manchuria lose their lives. Maruyama decides to appeal to his homeland to repatriate them to Japan. Together with Shinbo Yachiro and Muto Masamichi, he works out a plan to escape Manchuria. A dream team is born – Shinbo, the president of a construction company is wealthy and has nerves of steel; Muto is proficient in Chinese and privy to the situation on the ground; Maruyama is strong in English and has a firm conviction. Mariko supports Maruyama's decision but Shinbo's wife Matsu is anxious about their daredevil plan. Leaving their families behind, the three men finally begin their escape. Will they be able to overcome numerous perilous situations and find their way to Japan?

Series details

• Title: The Rootless Land
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 2018-03-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35750

Cast and credited roles

• Seiyo Uchino — Kunio Maruyama
• Yoshino Kimura — Mariko Maruyama
• Taizô Harada — Hachiro Shinpo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-24; final listed air date 2018-03-31; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Rootless Land on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.