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japanese junior high schooler

16 movies and shows

Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

Sat, 15 Jul 1995

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.

All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Sat, 06 Oct 2001

Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

Fireworks

Fireworks

Fri, 18 Aug 2017

Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.

Confessions

Confessions

Fri, 04 Jun 2010

Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

Sat, 04 Aug 2007

When eighth-grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.

Typhoon Club

Typhoon Club

Sat, 31 Aug 1985

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.

The Flowers of Evil

The Flowers of Evil

Fri, 27 Sep 2019

A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.

A Girl on the Shore

A Girl on the Shore

Fri, 20 Aug 2021

Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in the other in order to fill the emotional voids in their lives.

The Brightest Roof in the Universe

The Brightest Roof in the Universe

Fri, 04 Sep 2020

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable part of her life is the calligraphy class she attends, but then she runs into a woman.

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

Thu, 18 Apr 2013

Katsuya Maruyama is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi, a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma: he doesn't get along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work. Through his encounter with the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.

Child of the Stars

Child of the Stars

Fri, 09 Oct 2020

When Chihiro was a baby, she suffered from eczema. Her parents tried to find a cure, but nothing worked. Her father's co-worker then gave him some water from a strange religious group. Chihiro was miraculously cured by the water. Her parents began to follow the strange religion and became fervent followers. Chihiro is now in the 3rd grade of middle school and she faces changes in her life.

School Meals Time Graduation

School Meals Time Graduation

Fri, 13 May 2022

Teacher Amarida (Ichihara Hayato) has been transferred to a new school and is still crazy about school lunches. He gets the shock of his life when school lunches are made more healthy but less flavorful. Amarida’s student rival Kamino (Sato Taishi) has also transferred to the same school and is outraged at the changes to school lunches.

Furuhata Chugakusei

Furuhata Chugakusei

Sat, 14 Jun 2008

Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears about the town's legend of buried treasure, and he immediately begins unraveling the mystery.

The Homeless Student

The Homeless Student

Tue, 28 Oct 2008

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.

Till the Day I Can Laugh about My Blues

Till the Day I Can Laugh about My Blues

Mon, 17 Jul 2023

A goldfish in a tank, taken care of only by the protagonist, dies, and only then do the students feel sorry for it. In this world, people will be kind to you only when you die. Anne, ignored by her classmates, attends classes on the verge of breakdown, but when she meets Aina, who feels the same way, she smiles again.

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

Sat, 13 Aug 1988

In the year 199X, on the dark, shady streets of New Kabuki Town, the free-for-all between gangs of young delinquents and a corrupt police force is further complicated by the appearance of a mysterious girl named Asuka.