My Grandpa
6.6
Kenzo was behind bars for killing a gangster. Upon his release, he goes to live with his son, whose marriage is on the rocks. His 14-year-old granddaughter Tamako is ostracized when she discovers that her grandfather is a murderer. Kenzo soon helps defend Tamako from bullies at school. When Tamako stands up for herself, she comes to believe that she has inherited some of her grandfather’s great strength. Eventually, an associate of the man Kenzo killed comes looking for revenge, along with the dead man’s son.
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Cast
17 people
Bunta Sugawara
Godai Kenzo
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Satomi Ishihara
Tamako
Known for
Shin Godzilla
Unnatural
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Known for
Paprika
Gemini
Yōichi Higashi
Toru Ishii
Also in
Abnormal Ecstasy
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Tadanobu Asano
S. Nakatoh
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Takeshi Nakasu
Mitsuru Hirata
Keiichi
Known for
The Asadas!
Fukushima 50
Yukio Kubota
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Chieko
Known for
Ran
Mirai
Akio Kikuchi
Yōichi Higashi Director · Yasutaka Tsutsui Author Tablatura Composer
First release April 5, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Production SIGLO, TV Asahi
Production
Toei Company
Production
SIGLO
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Hori Production
Production
Japan
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Original title
わたしのグランパ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 5, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 17, 2003 · Cannes Film Festival
Norway
April 28, 2004 · Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival
Russia
February 14, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
South Korea
August 12, 2010
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