is a 2008 Japanese drama film that is based on a true event that took place in an elementary school in
Osaka Prefecture
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The film is directed by
Tetsu Maeda
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, and its story is based on a novel about the event by
Yasushi Kuroda. Actor
Satoshi Tsumabuki plays the lead role of the class teacher in this film. Additionally, this film stars 28 school children chosen by audition.
''School Days with a Pig'' was first screened at the 21st
Tokyo International Film Festival,
and it was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 1 November 2008.
Plot
The film revolves around the story of an elementary school teacher who proposes that his class raise a piglet at school with the aim of eating it once it has grown up.
Cast
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Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mr. Hoshi, the class homeroom teacher
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Ren Ohsugi as Mr. Nishina (school Vice Principal)
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Tomoko Tabata as Ms. Ikezawa
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Seiji Ikeda as Mr. Kowasi
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Mieko Harada as School Principal Mrs. Takahara
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Runa Natsui
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Filmography
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Itsumi Osawa
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Biography
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Production
Development
''School Days with a Pig'' was first announced on 25 August 2008.
Music
The theme song for the film ''School Days with a Pig'' is the song that is sung by singer
Tortoise Matsumoto.
This was announced together with the announcement of this film on 25 August 2008.
* 「Prayer」 Lyrics By： Lyrics (English) by ：Lynne Hobdny Songwriter： 吉岡聖治 歌：清水ゆみ
Release
This film was first released at the 21st
Tokyo International Film Festival, where it was one of the films participating in the competition.
It was then released in Japan cinemas on 1 November 2008.
Later, this film was released in
Singapore on 8 April 2009. It was also released in
Taiwan on 10 April 2009
and in
Hong Kong on 27 August 2009 under the name of ().
Home Video
The home video was released in DVD (Region 2) format on Amazon Japan on 4 October 2009.
A special limited 2-disc edition was also released on the same day.
Reception
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of users liked this movie, based on 104 user ratings.
Rotten Tomatoes
IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-06. The DVD version of this movie was ranked #30,660 on the Amazon Bestsellers Rank (in DVD)
Accolades
References
External links
Yahoo channel
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allcinema
Official website (Taiwan)
Kinejun Cinema
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2008 films
Films about pigs
2000s Japanese-language films
Nikkatsu films