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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) It's students learning how to live in their society. It's quite interesting. Nov 25, 2025 Full Review James Hadfield Japan Times “The Making of a Japanese” is an intimate chronicle of a turbulent year defined by the strictures of the coronavirus pandemic. Rated: 3/5 Dec 11, 2024 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse “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. Rated: 7 Mar 16, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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shino k 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Mark M Incredible film, highly recommend Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Director

Mizue Kunizane

Executive Producer

Akihiko Sugie

Executive Producer

Shin Yasuda

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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