Botchan

2016 2h 0m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya
Botchan
Nao Matsushita
Madonna
Arata Furuta
Yama Arashi
Norito Yashima
Nodaiko
Koji Yamamoto
Uranari
Naoki Matayoshi
Soseki Natsume
Machiko Washio
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Red Shirt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masayuki Suzuki
Writers: Atsuko Hashibe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akihiro Manabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kazunari Ninomiya and Nao Matsushita and Arata Furuta carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5175794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masayuki Suzuki directs. Akihiro Manabe scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Akihiro Manabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kazunari Ninomiya and Nao Matsushita and Arata Furuta carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt5175794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.