Ryo TAKEBAYASHI 竹林亮
A Big Home
大きな家
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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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A Big Home (NC 2025)
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).