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The Making of a Japanese

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Describing a Japanese elementary school, whose system is based on old military training and strict hierarchy; children learn good manners early on, learn to follow rules and show respect for others.

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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) Nov 25
It's students learning how to live in their society. It's quite interesting. Go to Full Review James Hadfield Japan Times 12/11/2024
3/5
“The Making of a Japanese” is an intimate chronicle of a turbulent year defined by the strictures of the coronavirus pandemic. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 03/16/2024
7
“The Making of a Japanese” is an excellent documentary that sheds much light on how the locals are shaped from the elementary level, as much as a testament on how the order that dominates most aspects of life in the country is instilled in them. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve C Dec 29 A good insight into what makes Asian students so much better than their Western counterparts. Too bad western schools/homes don't have the what it takes to do such a thing. Discipline begins at home with the parents and is applied at schools will low risk responsibilities to all students who are even as young as the first grade. See more shino k Feb 8 I am a teacher at a Japanese public school. This film portrays things as they are. I believe it's very characteristic of Japan that the same standard of education is carried out uniformly at elementary schools across the country. See more Mark M 07/22/2024 Incredible film, highly recommend See more Read all reviews
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Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Director

Mizue Kunizane

Executive Producer

Akihiko Sugie

Executive Producer

Shin Yasuda

Executive Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis Describing a Japanese elementary school, whose system is based on old military training and strict hierarchy; children learn good manners early on, learn to follow rules and show respect for others.
Director
Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 39m