The Homeless is Junior High School Student

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Movie: The Homeless is Junior High School Student
Romaji: Homeless ga Chugakusei
Japanese: ホームレスが中学生
Director: Hideo Jojo
Writer: Hideo Jojo
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: October 25, 2008
Runtime: 76 min.
Distributor: Jolly Roger
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

End of first term, new student Suzaki comes to Shota's class. Suzaki is an actual homeless man! Suzaki did not leave junior high, so he wants to study again at junior high. Classmates keepaway from him because of his smell. Shota, Misaki and Tateo belong to the movie club and decide to interview Suzaki. Through his interview, they cultivate a friendship and especially Shota wants to become a movie director. But Shota's father wants him to become a doctor. Shota runs away from his home and Misaki and Tateo follow him. They stay at Suzaki's tent together and devote to finish their movie. Parents try to oust Suzaki, but when Shota, Misaki and Tateo hold open-air screen, great miracle happen!

Notes

Parody of the 2008 film "The Homeless Student," as well as the 2008 Fuji TV drama "Homeless Chugakusei," both based on an auto-biographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura.
Related titles:
1. The Homeless Student | Homuresu chugakusei (2008)
2. Homeless Chugakusei (Fuji TV / 2008)
3. The Homeless is Junior High School Student | Homeless ga Chugakusei (2008) * Parody
4. Homeless Chugakusei 2 (Fuji TV / 2009)