The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008, Japanese. Directed by Junji Sakamoto & Sang-il Lee & Yōichi Sai & Kazuki Ōmori & Kazuyuki Izutsu.
A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We Were All Once Children." The theme that runs through the five short films is "children." The styles vary from period dramas to contemporary daily life scenes, but all of the works highlight the dreams of children, who are entrusted with Japan's future, as well as the issues facing the social system surrounding children. ©ABC Television
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- 23 December 2008
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- The ショートフィルムズ／みんな、はじめはコドモだった
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The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008) was directed by Junji Sakamoto and Sang-il Lee and Yōichi Sai and Kazuki Ōmori and Kazuyuki Izutsu and stars Kirin Kiki, Haruomi Hosono, Koichi Sato.