The Homeless Student
- Original title
- Hômuresu chûgakusei (The Homeless Student)
- Year
- 2008
- Running time
- 118 min.
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Teppei Koike
- Akihiro Nishino
- Chizuru Ikewaki
- Issei Ogata
- Tomoka Kurotani
- Ryudo Uzaki
- Yûko Kotegawa
- Ayumi Ishida
- Yûko Tanaka
- Eri Tokunaga
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- 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
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2009: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year.
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