

The Making of a Japanese
2024, Japanese. Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 April 2024
- Original title
- 小学校~それは小さな社会~
- Country
- Finland, France, Japan, United States of America
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The Making of a Japanese runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Making of a Japanese is streaming on OVID in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Making of a Japanese?
The Making of a Japanese (2024) was directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.