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Child by Children

A Window on Asian Cinema

Social Criticism · Coming of Age · Children  

  • CountryJapan
  • Production Year2008
  • Running Time122min
  • Format 35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
This film illustrates an endearing yet shocking rebellion by some fifth grade students. The story begins with Haruna’s pregnancy, and leads the audience into the ‘world of children.’ Meanwhile, the adults cannot understand the children at all, let alone be able to see the essence of the situation. Facing a pregnancy, Haruna and her friends try to solve the problem without any help from an adult, and in doing so, uncover the pretentious and self-centered thinking of grown-ups. The director, Koji Hagiuda, criticizes this twisted way of thinking that adults have, and talks about how broad the world of children is, contrary to what grown-ups usually expect it to be. Sure enough, the children’s way of thinking is not always correct, but this does not matter to the director. No matter what the results are, children try to hold on to their own world, which is unattainable and long forgotten by adults. Hagiuda convincingly tells the story with its shocking and sensitive issues. (KIM Ji-Seok)
Director
Koji Hagiuda
Born in 1967, Koji Hagiuda was as an assistant director for Masashi Yamamoto’s [Kumagusu] and Naomi Kawase’s “Suzaku”, and a set designer for the Ishinha theater group while attending Wako University. He made his directorial feature debut in 1993 with [I Am Glad You Are Happy]. His other films include [Paradise Sea] (1998)
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  • Director Koji Hagiuda 코지 하기우다
  • Producer Hiroyujki NEGISHI, Yuji SADAI
  • Cast Haruna AMARI, Risako ITO, Yoshiko MIYAZAKI, Kumiko ASO
  • Screenplay Wakako MIYASHITA,Koji HAGIUDA
  • Cinematography Yoshihiro IKEUCHI
  • Production Design Ayako MATSUO
  • Editor Yuji OSHIGE
  • Sound Yoshio YUWAKI
  • Music Shugo TOKUMARU
  • Production Company BITTERS END, INC.
    3F,13-3 Nanpeidai Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN 150 0036

  • World Sales BITTERS END, INC.
    3F,13-3 Nanpeidai Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN 150 0036