Maruyama, The Middle Schooler (2013)

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Movie: Maruyama, The Middle Schooler
Romaji: Chuugakusei Maruyama
Japanese: 中学生円山

Director: Kankuro Kudo
Writer: Kankuro Kudo
Producer: Masahiko Mizuguchi, Misato Iijima, Kazutoshi Wadakura, Hiroyoshi Kozaki, Kazutoshi Wadakura
Cinematographer: Kazunari Tanaka,
World Premiere: April 21, 2013 (Udine Far East Film)
Release Date: May 18, 2013
Runtime: 119 min.
Distributor: Toei
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Synopsis

Katsuya Maruyama (Hiraoka Takuma) is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma, not getting along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn’t appear to work.Through meeting the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.