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Homemade Movie

Mar 18, 1990 · 1h 58m
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Drama

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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.

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CAST

Fumiki Watanabe
Directed by Fumiki Watanabe

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Marupaso Production
Country
JP

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