Homecoming: The Tokyo Series vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Homecoming: The Tokyo Series). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 32m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Homecoming: The Tokyo Series
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Homecoming: The Tokyo Series | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Jason Sterman | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Shota Imanaga, Shohei Ohtani, Rōki Sasaki, Seiya Suzuki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Homecoming: The Tokyo Series
In 2025, as MLB's Dodgers and Cubs clash in Tokyo for a historic season opener, their games become a lens into Japan's passionate baseball culture and the values that bind two nations through America's pastime.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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