Sokoku (2005)

Sokoku 2005 / 祖国 2005 / Homeland

Trading company employee Onodera takes a business trip to Tinian in the Micronesian Islands to implement downsizing and cutbacks. There, he meets an old local pilot, Leo, on his way home. Onodera becomes friends with Leo and invites him to stop by anytime he is in Japan. Three months later, they meet again in Japan. Onodera invites Leo over and they spend a pleasant time with Onodera's wife, Reiko, and daughter, Eri. Since Leo wants to visit Leo's home town of Noto and Onodera arranges a hotel for him. Leo never arrives at the hotel in Noto and Onodera becomes worried about him. After three years, half-Japanese beauty Yuki comes to see Onodera. She introduces herself as Leo's granddaughter and reveals that he was a skilled pilot. Yuki gives Onodera a notebook containing Leo's last will and testament. Onodera finds the signature ‟Moriya Ryo,‟ Leo's real name, on the cover. (Source: Drama Wiki)