Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

(2013)

★ 5.3 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Family

Year: 2013

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 宮藤官九郎

Cast: 草彅剛, Такума Хираока, 양익준, 刈谷友衣子, 坂井真紀, 仲村トオル, Сарутоки Минагава, 三宅弘城, Ю, 遠藤賢司

Plot

Katsuya Maruyama is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi, a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma: he doesn't get along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work. Through his encounter with the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.