School Days with a Pig explained

School Days with a Pig
Director:Tetsu Maeda
Producer:Toshihiro Isomi
Starring:Satoshi Tsumabuki, Mieko Harada, Ren Osugi
Cinematography:Yasuhito Kasai
Editing:Koichi Takahashi
Studio:Nikkatsu
Distributor:Nikkatsu
Runtime:109 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Gross:US$92,400[1]

is a 2008 Japanese drama film that is based on a true event that took place in an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture.[2] The film is directed by Tetsu Maeda, 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.[3]

Cast

Students

Year 6 Class 2 Students

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.[4] This was announced together with the announcement of this film on 25 August 2008.

Release

This film was first released at the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival, where it was one of the films participating in the competition.[5] It was then released in Japan cinemas on 1 November 2008.[6]

Later, this film was released in Singapore on 8 April 2009.[7] It was also released in Taiwan on 10 April 2009[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] The DVD version of this movie was ranked #30,660 on the Amazon Bestsellers Rank (in DVD)[11] The special version was ranked #39,011 on the same list.

According to this movie's Taiwanese release official site, more audiences did not want to eat the pig as compared to those who voted to eat the pig.[12]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
28th Tokyo International Film Festival[13] 2008 Audience Award School Days with a Pig
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth[14] 2009 Award of the City of Zlín School Days with a Pig
Jeonju International Film Festival2009 JIFF Audience Award School Days with a Pig

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box Office Mojo . Box Office Mojo . 2011-08-12.
  2. Web site: School Days with a Pig on eiga.com . 2011-07-18. eiga.com . Japanese.
  3. Web site: Yahoo! Japan film summary . 29 November 2010 . Yahoo! Japan, Co. . ja.
  4. Web site: http://eiga.com/news/20080825/4/ . ja:妻夫木聡主演「ブタがいた教室」チケットは初のベルマーク付き! . 2011-07-18. eiga.com . 2008-08-25. Japanese.
  5. Web site: Films in the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival . 2011-07-18. WELVA CORP. . Japanese.
  6. Web site: School Days with a Pig on goo Movies . 2011-07-18 . NTT Resonant Inc . Japanese.
  7. http://sg.movies.yahoo.com/School+Days+With+A+Pig/movie/15173/ Yahoo! Singapore Movies
  8. Web site: atmovies movies.com.tw . @movies . 2011-08-16. Chinese.
  9. Web site: allcinema . allcinema . 2011-08-16. Japanese.
  10. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/buta-ga-ita-kyoshitsu/ Rotten Tomatoes
  11. Web site: Amazon Japan . Amazon.com, Inc . 2011-08-16. Japanese.
  12. Web site: Taiwan Official Movie Page . 2011-08-16. Chinese.
  13. Web site: Tokyo International Film Festival History . Tokyo International Film Festival . 2011-08-16. Japanese.
  14. Web site: Results of ZLÍN 2009 – 49th International Film Festival for Children and Youth . ZLÍN International Film Festival . 2011-01-10.