The Homeless Student (2008) (Region 3 DVD) (English Subtitled) Japanese movie a.k.a. Homeless Chugakusei

The Homeless Student' is an adaptation of a national best-seller autobiography novel 'The Homeless Junior High School Student.' After a term closing ceremony, Hiroshi (Gokusen the Movie's Teppei Koike) comes up home and finds the door barred by a property seizure notice. "I wish you all the best in yur future endeavors. You are dismissed!" Hiroshi's father says unexpectedly and disappears without a trace. Hiroshi suddenly becomes a homeless at his fourteen. He starts to spend his nights in public parks and eat cardboard to survive. Homeless lifestyle for Hiroshi is both with laughter and tears. Through this, he also learns important things about being a PERSON.