The Habitation — Season 1, Episode 2: Episode 2
Drama, Mystery • 44 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
In order to make “Ayame chou danchi” housing estate like it used to be, Terauchi does all he can, to think up of various ideas on how he could improve the housing environment, from plans for the efficiency of garbage disposal through to community notices. Meanwhile, having gained support from some of his neighbors, some not so optimistic individuals begin to foresee his dark side.
About The Habitation
There was a time when Japan’s housing projects, or “danchi,” were the dream homes of the masses. They produced a culture of residency unique to Japan, but today, these towers and their residents have aged. It is human nature to wish to deny the present and idealize the past the more one grows older. The man dedicates what life he has left to restoring the past, and chases after his ideal family and danchi. However, like a river, time can never go backwards. Aiming to bring back the danchi of the past for the sake of his granddaughter's future, the man's passion for his contradictory ideal gradually descends into madness.