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Released 15 years ago.
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We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
2011 2h 6m JA
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Synopsis
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A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Osamu Mukai
Kota Tanaka
Tori Matsuzaka
Mitsuru Honda
Tasuku Emoto
Tadashi Shibayama
Masataka Kubota
Masayuki Yano
Eri Murakawa
Kaori Kubo
Mei Kurokawa
Runa
Noriko Eguchi
Nao Shino
Masaya Kikawada
IT company president
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Writers
- Shinsuke Yamaoka
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shuhei Kamimura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Osamu Mukai and Tori Matsuzaka and Tasuku Emoto carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1742028 — 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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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kenta Fukasaku directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Shuhei Kamimura scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Shuhei Kamimura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Osamu Mukai and Tori Matsuzaka and Tasuku Emoto carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1742028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kazuhiro Suzuki
- Original score
- Shuhei Kamimura
- Editing
- Chieko Suzaki
- Sound
- Mizuki Ito
- Runtime
- 126 min · 2h 6m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Kenta Fukasaku
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
- CE
Central Arts
JP
Yahoo! Japan
JP
- TO
TOP COAT
JP
Toei Video Company
JP
Toei Company
JP
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
JP
- OR
Origamix Partners
JP
Kinoshita Komuten
JP
- KA
Kaga Electronics
JP
Hori Agency
JP
- ME
Memory-Tech
JP
King Records
JP
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorMegumu Sawada
- OtherYûki Izumi
- ProducerHiroaki Kitano
- ProducerIsao Tsukamoto
- ProducerNagao Hitachi
- ProducerNaoya Kinoshita
- ProducerJunichi Kazuki
- EditorChieko Suzaki
- ProducerHirohumi Shigemura
- ProducerMasatake Kondo
- ProducerTakeshi Onoda
- Art DirectionShota
- ProducerNaoki Kitagawa
- Foley ArtistMizuki Ito
- NovelKôta Hada
- ProducerGen Sato
- ColoristSoichi Satake
- ProducerAkio Hattori
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMizuki Ito
- Foley ArtistAkihiko Okase
- Supervising Sound EditorMizuki Ito
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-09-23
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International titles
- We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in CambodiaUS
