Ryo TAKEBAYASHI 竹林亮

A Big Home

大きな家

Nippon Docs   ¾ 

In Japan, around 42,000 children and young people live in state-funded homes; a foster care system similar to Germany’s does not exist. At 18, they must leave these institutions and live on their own, often hindered by past traumatic experiences. Ryo TAKEBAYASHI’s poignant and poetic documentary focuses on children and caregivers at a home in Tokyo.


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Ryo TAKEBAYASHI

Sat., May 31, 2025, 14:00

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NAXOS Cinema

German premiere in presence of the director Ryo TAKEBAYASHI

Original with English subtitles

NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)

Documentary Social issues Youth

大きな家
Okina ie

Japan 2024

123 minutes

Director
Ryo TAKEBAYASHI

Cinematography
Tatsuyuki KOZEN

World sales
Nikkatsu

About Ryo TAKEBAYASHI
竹林亮

Ryo TAKEBAYASHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1984, began his career at a production company for commercial spots in both TV and online formats. He has worked as a director since 2016. He received multiple awards for his viral YouTube short film HELLO! BRAND NEW WORLD! (2019). His first feature-length film, the coming-of-age documentary BOOKMARK 14, was released in 2021. He was previously featured at Nippon Connection with his award-winning comedy MONDAYS: SEE YOU “THIS” WEEK! (2022 / NC ’23).