Our School

March. 29,2007      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This documentary is about the 3rd and 4th generation Korean residents of Japan who are students of Chosen elementary, middle, and high school in Hokkaido. It follows the students through one year of the eventual 11 years` national education. Rather than focusing on special occasions or issues, it reveals what it is like to live in Japan as Korean-Japanese by describing their everyday lives.

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Reviews

Lovesusti
2007/03/29

The Worst Film Ever

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ReaderKenka
2007/03/30

Let's be realistic.

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Marva
2007/03/31

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Jenni Devyn
2007/04/01

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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