On July 12, 2008, a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura was adapted into a special television drama directed by Hideki Takeuchi.
The Homeless Student (Japanese: , Hepburn: Homuresu Chugakusei, literally: "Homeless Middle School Student") is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura. On July 12, 2008, a special television drama produced by and was aired on Fuji TV. Hideki Takeuchi directed the special, with Yuichi Tokunaga as screenwriter and Sansao Reiko as producer. 
