Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

Genres

ComedyFantasyDramaFamily

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

18 April 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tatsuo Shimoi

Takuma Hiraoka

Katsuya Maruyama

Yang Ik-june

Yuiko Kariya

Yuzuka Shimizu

Maki Sakai

Mizuki Maruyama

Toru Nakamura

Katsuyuki Maruyama

Sarutoki Minagawa

Hosono

Hiroki Miyake

Wrestling coach Umeda

YOU

Shimizu's mother

Kenji Endo

Inoue's grandfather

Fumina Hara

Miura

Ryo Iwamatsu

Nanami Nabemoto

Maho Nonami

Tomorowo Taguchi

Saito

Rino Kobayashi

Hikaru Inoue

Miwako Shishido

Murata

Yusuke Shoji

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