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Chugakusei Maruyama

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

中学生円山

Release Date: May, 18th, 2013

Running Time: 119 min

Genre: Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

Subtitle: English, HDCAM, Blu-ray

[ Directed by ]

KUDO Kankuro

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi ── SHIMOI Tatsuo
HIRAOKA Takuma ── MARUYAMA Katsuya
ENDO Kenji ── Inoue's Grandfather

[ Staff ]

KUDO Kankuro ── Screenplay
TANAKA Kazushige ── Cinematography
YUWAKI Fusao ── Sound Recording
MIYAJIMA Ryuji ── Editor
MUKAI Shutoku ── Music

[ Production Company ]

PONY CANYON, Fuji Television Network, J DREAM, OTONA KEIKAKU, Kansai Telecasting, Cine Bazar, HAKUHODO, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOEI

[ Production Studio ]

Cine Bazar

[ Story ]

Coming-of-age drama that marks the first film directed in four years by popular screenwriter Kudo Kankuro. CG and action are used to humorously depict a passion-besieged junior high school boy whose absurd adolescent delusions grow increasingly intense.
Katsuya (Hiraoka Takuma), who lives in a public housing complex, fantasizes constantly about sex. He engages in daily stretching exercises with a certain erotic goal in mind. One day, single father Shimoi (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) moves into an apartment upstairs. Katsuya learns about murders happening in the neighborhood, and begins to suspect Shimoi.

[ Official Site ]

http://maruyama-movie.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Udine Far East Film Festival
2013 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Vision Express
2013 Hawaii International Film Festival, Spotlight on Japan

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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