The Homeless Student

The Homeless Student (2008)

ホームレス中学生

Based on an autobiography by Hiroshi Tamura, the film follows story of the author's experience of homelessness when this father suddenly decides to abandon his family. Hiroshi and his older siblings do all what they can to withstand the trouble they encounter along their way.

Date of release
2008-10-28
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Tomoyuki Furumaya

Casting

Interesting facts

The Homeless Student is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura. The novel was published by Wani Books on August 31, 2007, and is licensed in China by Shanghai Translation Publishing House and in Korea by Cine21.

Development

Tamura credits the success of his novel to his "admittedly poor literary skills", for as a 28-year-old he was able to write like an eighth grader. The novel's simple language, excessive use of exclamations, bold type and cartoon drawings are reminiscent of an adolescent's diary in the days before blogs.

Freedman comments on Homeless 's use of cross-media marketing pioneered by Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World. She notes that "all versions of Homeless Junior High School Student use Osaka dialect, and almost every artist and actor involved was from Osaka." The children's book was marketed through the use of the obi strip as being "full of affection for parents", framing the "importance of home and family" in homeless narratives.

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