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Watashi no guranpa

IMDb ID: tt0402580 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.6 (113 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

Tamako is a 13-year-old girl in her first year at high school. Her grandfather (Kenzo) returns home from prison and proceeds to deal with her school bullies. As Tamako starts to gain respect for her grandfather the pair find thems...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: My Grandpa (English)
Japan: わたしのグランパ (Japanese)
My GrandpaRelease Date2003-04-05Runtime113 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsgrandfather
school bully
gangster
high school student
based on novelProduction CompaniesHori Production
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
SigloOfficial SitesOfficial Site (Japan) - http://www.cine.co.jp/grandpa/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402580/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0402580.jpgUpdated At2025-03-08T02:52:20

Stars

Bunta Sugawara
Satomi Ishihara
Tadanobu Asano
Mitsuru Hirata
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Kuriko Namino
Masatô Ibu
Taro Fujioka
Tomomi Miyauchi

Directors

Yōichi Higashi

Writers

Yasutaka Tsutsui
Yōichi Higashi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Bunta Sugawara | Character: Godai Kenzo
Actor: Satomi Ishihara | Character: Tamako
Actor: Tadanobu Asano | Character: S. Nakatoh
Actor: Mitsuru Hirata | Character: Keiichi
Actor: Yoshiko Miyazaki | Character: Chieko
Actor: Kuriko Namino | Character: Actress
Actor: Masatô Ibu | Character: Ryuzo Hikita
Actor: Taro Fujioka | Character: Actor
Actor: Tomomi Miyauchi | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Yōichi Higashi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yasutaka Tsutsui | Role: Writer
Name: Yōichi Higashi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tôru Ishii | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Alpha | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tatsuhiko Kobayashi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Aoyama Masafumi | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Akio Kikuchi | Role: Production Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Yukio Kubota | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Takeshi Nakasu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402580/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: April 5, 2003
France: May 17, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Norway: April 28, 2004 (Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival)
France: November 11, 2004 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
South Korea: August 12, 2010

Awards

Winner | 2004 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best New Actress | Satomi Ishihara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Satomi Ishihara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2003 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best New Actress | Satomi Ishihara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2003 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Bunta Sugawara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2003 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best New Talent | Satomi Ishihara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2004 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Satomi Ishihara, Watashi no guranpa
Winner | 2003 | Montréal World Film Festival | Golden Zenith | Best Film from Asia | Yōichi Higashi, Watashi no guranpa

Box Office

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