School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig is a 2008 Japanese drama film that is based on a true event that took place in an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture. The film is directed by Tetsu Maeda, and its story is based on a novel about the event by Yasushi Kuroda. Actor Satoshi Tsumabuki plays the lead role of the class teacher in this film. Additionally, this film stars 28 school children chosen by audition.
School Days with a Pig was first screened at the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival, and it was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 1 November 2008.
Plot
The film revolves around the story of an elementary school teacher who proposes that his class raise a piglet at school with the aim of eating it once it has grown up.Cast
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mr. Hoshi, the class homeroom teacher
- Ren Ohsugi as Mr. Nishina
- Tomoko Tabata as Ms. Ikezawa
- Seiji Ikeda as Mr. Kowasi
- Mieko Harada as School Principal Mrs. Takahara
- Ryohei Kondo
- Runa Natsui
- Itsumi Osawa
- Yumi Shimizu as the music teacher
- Pierre Taki
- Naho Toda
Students
Year 6 Class 2 Students
- Amari Haruna as Amari Hana
- Azumakei Futoshi as Kei Futoshi
- Ikeda Ayayuka as Iijimaa Yayuka
- Ishii Chiya as Chiya
- Sumire Ishikawa as Sumire
- Nobuya Enoki as Nobuya Unoki
- Natsuki Itō as Natsuki
- Yui Ōwada as Yui
- Hiroshishin Ōkura as Tsuyoshiba Ōta
- Mizuki Ogawa as Mizuki
- Shunto Oka as Shunto
- Yuzurishi Da as Okamoto Reina
- Hiroshi-Kino Ogata as Hiroshi-Kino
- Kaneko Umion as Umion
- Tsukasa Kakizawa as Tsukasa Kakizawa
- Minori Saitō as Minori
- Mikiowataru Kageyama as Mikiowataru
- Maira Sakuragi as Maira
- Rikiya Kabazawa as Rikiya Kabazawa
- Azuki Sakura as Azuki
- Takumiumi Kitamura as Takujitsu
- Nana Shinkawa as Nana
- Eihisashi Terada as Eihisashi
- Runa Natsukyo as Runa Naba
- Ryūka Mukae as Ryūka
- Sainobana Matsubara as Sainobana Matsubara
Production
School Days with a Pig was first announced on 25 August 2008.Music
The theme song for the film School Days with a Pig is the song Hana no yō ni hoshi no yō ni that is sung by singer Tortoise Matsumoto. This was announced together with the announcement of this film on 25 August 2008.- 「Prayer」 Lyrics By：Tatsu Maeda Lyrics by ：Lynne Hobdny Songwriter： 吉岡聖治 歌：清水ゆみ
Release
This film was first released at the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival, where it was one of the films participating in the competition. It was then released in Japan cinemas on 1 November 2008.Later, this film was released in Singapore on 8 April 2009. It was also released in Taiwan on 10 April 2009 and in Hong Kong on 27 August 2009 under the name of.