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2023

Zakodomo yo Taishi o idake!

Brats, Be Ambitious!

雑魚どもよ、大志を抱け!

(c)2022 BRATS, BE AMBITIOUS! Film Partners

(c)2022 BRATS, BE AMBITIOUS! Film Partners

(c)2022 BRATS, BE AMBITIOUS! Film Partners

(c)2022 BRATS, BE AMBITIOUS! Film Partners

Release Date
March, 24th, 2023
Running Time
145 min
Genre
Drama , Youth , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

BRATS, BE AMBITIOUS! Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOEI VIDEO

[ Story ]

A coming-of-age film based on his novel 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', a 20-year project by Adachi Shin (A Beloved Wife). The seven schoolchildren who become the protagonists are portrayed vividly through long takes.
Primary school student Shun (Ikegawa Yukiya) wants to stay together with his important friends forever, including Ryuzo (Tashiro Hikaru), whose father (Nagase Masatoshi) has a criminal record, and Nishino (Iwata Kanade), who dreams of becoming a film director despite being bullied. However, each of them has a mountain of problems in their home environment that they cannot handle...

[ Official Site ]

https://zakodomoyo-movie.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2022 Tokyo International Film Festival, Nippon Cinema Now
2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, Nippon Express
2023 GINMAKU Japanese Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

TOEI VIDEO COMPANY, LTD.
License Department

1-12-22 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045
Attn: OKAWARA Shuichi
E-mail: okawara@toei-video.co.jp
https://cinando.com/en/Company/toei_video_company_ltd_255705/Detail

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Release Date
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