Japanese schools are different from most other schools in the world. Virtues such as discipline, diligence and politeness are valued highly in Japanese society and are instilled in children from a very young age. This fascinating documentary follows elementary school students and teachers in one school for a year providing a funny, moving and authentic insight into the Japanese education system from all aspects.
Japanse scholen zijn anders dan die in de rest van de wereld. Waarden zoals discipline, zorgvuldigheid en beleefdheid zijn belangrijk in de Japanse samenleving en worden kinderen van jongs af aan bijgebracht. Deze fascinerende documentaire volgt een jaar lang basisschoolleerlingen en leraren en geeft een grappig, ontroerend en authentiek inzicht in allerlei aspecten van het Japanse schoolsysteem.
Ema RYAN YAMAZAKI 山崎エマ was raised in Japan by her Japanese mother and British father, so she grew up navigating both Japanese and Western cultures. As both an insider and an outsider in Japan, she uses her unique storytelling perspective in her creative work. Her second feature-length documentary about the high school baseball phenomenon in Japan, Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams, premiered at DOC NYC and was released in the theatres in Japan.
2023 – The Making of a Japanese 小学校～それは小さな社会～(CJ 2024)
2019 – Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams 甲子園：フィールド・オブ・ドリームス
2017 – Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators