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It was produced in 1999 as a graduation piece at the Japan Film School and won four awards including the Grand Prix at the Pia Film
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The film "skillfully manages to approach the difficult subject of the Korean minority in Japan through a charming and very involving story about a man between two nationalities", according to
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with rich humour. This subject matter, which in the past could only be expressed in a dark and serious way, was here skillfully expressed in a light-hearted and funny way".
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in Tokyo, but was only released on April 21, 2001 for Pia production. A
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The film alludes to elements in the life of the director.
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216:Pupil in the class - Kazuaki Kubo
219:Pupil in the class - Koji Moyama
183:Tesong's father - Tsutomu Yuzawa
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752:(in Japanese). 日外アソシエーツ. 2002.
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338:A DVD version was released by
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487:(in Japanese). ぴあ株式会社. 2004.
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171:Yang Tesong - Masato Hidekazu
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301:Music Award (TOKYO FM Award)
204:Male teacher - Ike Yoshihide
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447:(in Japanese). 日外アソシエーツ.
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868:(in Japanese). 清流出版.
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