The Homeless Student
| The Homeless Student | |
The Homeless Student novel written by Hiroshi Tamura as published Wani Books. | |
| ホームレス中学生 (Hōmuresu Chūgakusei) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Autobiography, Homelessness, Child abandonment |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Tamura |
| Published by | Wani Books |
| Published | August 31, 2007 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Tamura |
| Illustrated by | Santa Uonome |
| Published by | Yoshimoto Books |
| Original run | January 17, 2008 – April 24, 2008 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Directed by | Hideki Takeuchi |
| Produced by | Sansao Reiko |
| Written by | Yuichi Tokunaga |
| Studio | Fuji TV |
| Released | July 12, 2008 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Tomoyuki Furumaya |
| Produced by | Homeless Middle School Student Production Committee, SEDIC International |
| Written by | Tomoyuki Furumaya, Noriko Goto |
| Music by | Tadashi Ueda |
| Studio | Toho |
| Released | October 25, 2008 |
| Runtime | 116 minutes |
| Novel | |
| Homeless University Student | |
| Written by | Kenichi Tamura |
| Published by | Wani Books |
| Published | October 25, 2008 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Homeless as a Junior High School Student | |
| Directed by | Hideo Jōjō |
| Produced by | Miyabiro Toshima |
| Written by | Izumi Yoshihiro |
| Studio | Ace Dunce Entertainment |
| Released | October 25, 2008 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Homeless Student 2 | |
| Directed by | Shin Hirano |
| Produced by | Sansao Reiko |
| Written by | Yuichi Tokunaga |
| Studio | Fuji TV |
| Released | April 12, 2009 |
The Homeless Student (Japanese: ホームレス中学生, Hepburn: Hōmuresu Chūgakusei; literally: "Homeless Middle School Student") is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura. The novel was published Wani Books on August 31, 2007, and is licensed in China by Shanghai Translation Publishing House and in Korea by Cine21.
The novel was adapted into a two-volume manga by Yoshimoto Books, an elementary student's novel, two television specials by Fuji TV, another novel by Hiroshi's brother and a parody film by Hideo Jōjō. The novel was ranked first in the first half of 2008 on the Oricon charts. Teppei Koike was awarded the Newcomer of the Year award in 2008 at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.