
Confessions(2010)
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.

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.

Masakazu Tamura
Ninzaburo Furuhata

Ryosuke Yamada
Ninzaburo Furuhata

Taizo Harada

Kazuyuki Asano

Soran Tamoto
Otokichi Mukojima

Mayuko Fukuda
Asuka Tobe

Masahiro Komoto
Gamagori

Taro Ishida
Priest

Takashi Kobayashi
Otokichi Mukojima

Yoichi Nukumizu
Onoda
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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