Lessons from a Calf

Overview

An elementary school in Japan begins an experimental program that frames the students' curriculum around one single project: the raising of a calf from adolescence to adulthood. Through their work with the calf, the students learn about math, biology, nutrition and numerous other subjects. But after multiple years of investing energy and emotion into their beloved pet, the students begin to realize that the final days of their project may provide them with the hardest and most important lesson of all.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 30, 1991

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TV Man Union

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0236515