Homemade Movie
1990, Japanese. Directed by Fumiki Watanabe.
Using his family members and friends as cast, independent filmaker Fumiki Watanabe has brought a drama to the screen which opens a window into the daily lives of modern Japanese living in provincial towns. In the story, (Fumiki is a tutor to junior high students. In Japan, the pressure on pre-college-age students to excel in their studies is so intense that after-school tutors have a very important role in the culture, and tutoring is a respected full-time profession. The tutor is bored with his marriage, and has a liaison with the parent of one of his girl students. At the same time, his son is going out with his new mistress' girl, and as a result of this, the situation rapidly becomes very confusing, and Fumiko is unable to hide this pecadillo satisfactorily.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 18 March 1990
- Original title
- 島国根性
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fumiki Watanabe
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Homemade Movie runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Homemade Movie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 March 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Homemade Movie?
Homemade Movie (1990) was directed by Fumiki Watanabe and stars Fumiki Watanabe.