"elementary schools in japan" containing the tag

The Making of a Japanese
1h 39m
Movie 2024

The Making of a Japanese

Intimately following 1st and 6th graders at a public elementary school in Tokyo, we observe kids learning the traits necessary to become part of Japanese society.

Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube
TV Show 2025

Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube

A school is host to a variety of supernatural beings and incidents. The best teacher for such a school is Nube, a teacher with a demon's hand who serves as an exorcist.

Monster
2h 5m
Movie 2023

Monster

When a young boy begins behaving strangely, shocking truths emerge as the story unfolds through the eyes of his single mother, a teacher who is believed to be responsible, and the child himself.

Record of Life: Those Who Fought  in the Okawa Tsunami Trial
2h 4m
Movie 2023

Record of Life: Those Who Fought in the Okawa Tsunami Trial

On March 11, 2011, Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City was engulfed by a tsunami, and 74 children, or 70% of the school's children, were killed. 51 minutes elapsed between the earthquake and when the tsunami reached the school. The school was informed of the tsunami and a school bus was on standby, but students did not evacuate. Okawa Elementary was the only school that suffered a large number of casualties in this earthquake. This documentary follows the lawsuit that followed the disaster, where the parents sought the truth behind the tragedy.