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The Homeless Student

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Original title

Hômuresu chûgakusei (The Homeless Student)

Year

2008

Running time

118 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Tomoyuki Furumaya

Screenwriter

Tomoyuki Furumaya, Noriko Gotô. Story: Hiroshi Tamura

Cast

Music

Tadashi Ueda

Cinematography

Osamu Fujiishi

Producer

Burning Productions, Dentsu Inc, Fuji TV

Genre

Drama | Social Drama. Teen/coming-of-age. Poverty. Family Relationships

Synopsis

‘The Homeless Student’ is the film adaptation of a Japanese best-seller autobiography novel ‘The Homeless Junior High School Strudent’, written by comedian Hiroshi Tamura. After a term closing ceremony, Hiroshi comes up home and finds the yellow tape says “attachment” on the house entrance. ‘Dismissed!’ Hiroshi’s father says unexpected word and dissappears without a trace. Hiroshi suddenly becomes a homeless at fourteen. He starts to spend his nights in public parks and eat cardboard to survive. However, through the homeless life, Hiroshi learns important things as a person.

Awards: 2009: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year.

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The Homeless Student

2008

Tomoyuki Furumaya