Dai SAKO 佐向大

中山教頭の人生テスト

PRINCIPAL EXAMINATION

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Vice principal Nakayama takes care of everything at his school and dreams of a promotion. But when a teacher fails to show up, he finds himself in charge of a class of elementary students again after more than 20 years – a challenge that shakes his confidence. Dai SAKO paints a witty, multi-layered and surprising portrait of the Japanese school system.


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(金)2025年5月30日 19:15

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Comedy Drama Obsessions

中山教頭の人生テスト
Nakayama kyoto no jinsei tesuto

日本 2025

125 分

監督
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脚本
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撮影
Yukihiro OKIMURA

About Dai SAKO
佐向大

Dai SAKO, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1971, studied at Seijo University and began his career as a screenwriter. Starting in 1995, he worked as a director for various independently produced short and feature films. His first commercial success was RUNNING ON EMPTY (2009), which was screened at numerous international festivals. In the following years he wrote multiple screenplays before returning to the director’s chair in 2018 with THE CHAPLAIN (NC ‘19). PRINCIPAL EXAMINATION had its world premiere in 2025 at Nippon Connection.

Media partner: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung