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Homemade Movie

Homemade Movie

★ 6,3 /10 (3 Votes)
1990 JA 118 min

Overview

Using his family members and friends as cast, independent filmaker Fumiki Watanabe has brought a drama to the screen which opens a window into the daily lives of modern Japanese living in provincial towns. In the story, (Fumiki is a tutor to junior high students. In Japan, the pressure on pre-college-age students to excel in their studies is so intense that after-school tutors have a very important role in the culture, and tutoring is a respected full-time profession. The tutor is bored with his marriage, and has a liaison with the parent of one of his girl students. At the same time, his son is going out with his new mistress' girl, and as a result of this, the situation rapidly becomes very confusing, and Fumiko is unable to hide this pecadillo satisfactorily.

Release date

18/03/1990

Votes

3

Popularity

0.5

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

島国根性

Language

JA

Runtime

118 min

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