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Furuhata Chugakusei

Furuhata Chugakusei

20087.01h 36m

Overview

Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears about the town's legend of buried treasure, and he immediately begins unraveling the mystery.

Directed by Keita Kono
Written by Koki Mitani
Produced by Shizuo Sekiguchi, Reiko Nagai
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Top Cast

Masakazu Tamura

Masakazu Tamura

Ninzaburo Furuhata

Ryosuke Yamada

Ryosuke Yamada

Ninzaburo Furuhata

Taizo Harada

Taizo Harada

Kazuyuki Asano

Kazuyuki Asano

Soran Tamoto

Soran Tamoto

Otokichi Mukojima

Mayuko Fukuda

Mayuko Fukuda

Asuka Tobe

Masahiro Komoto

Masahiro Komoto

Gamagori

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Priest

Takashi Kobayashi

Takashi Kobayashi

Otokichi Mukojima

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Onoda

Themes & Keywords

junior high schooljapanese junior high schooler

About Furuhata Chugakusei

Furuhata Chugakusei is a mystery, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of junior high school, japanese junior high schooler. Directed by Keita Kono, it stars Masakazu Tamura, Ryosuke Yamada, Taizo Harada. Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears about the town's legend of buried treasure, and he immediately begins unraveling the mystery.

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