My Grandpa (2003)
"Watashi no guranpa" (original title)

Tamako is a 13-year-old girl in her first year at high school. Her grandfather (Kenzo) returns home from prison and proceeds to deal with her school bullies. As Tamako starts to gain ... See full summary »

Director:

Yôichi Higashi

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Yôichi Higashi (screenplay)

Stars:

Bunta Sugawara, Satomi Ishihara, Tadanobu Asano

7 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bunta Sugawara	...	Godai Kenzo
Satomi Ishihara	...	Tamako
Tadanobu Asano	...	S. Nakatoh
Mitsuru Hirata	...	Keiichi
Yoshiko Miyazaki	...	Chieko
Kuriko Namino
Masatô Ibu	...	Ryuzo Hikita
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Taro Fujioka
Tomomi Miyauchi

Storyline

Tamako is a 13-year-old girl in her first year at high school. Her grandfather (Kenzo) returns home from prison and proceeds to deal with her school bullies. As Tamako starts to gain respect for her grandfather the pair find themselves being summoned by the local Yakuza leader.

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Plot Keywords:

grandfather | gangster | school bully | high school student | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

5 April 2003 (Japan)

Also Known As:

My Grandpa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hori Production, Siglo Ltd., TV Asahi

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

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