Chie is an unfortunate 10 year old in Japan, living with Tetsu, her divorced screw up of a dad who gambles and drinks, and having to clean up his messes all the time. This bawdy, rowdy comedy is surprisingly heartfelt, with a lot of moments where the brash Tetsu tries to do his best for his daughter, in spite of his own shortcomings - his bad manners, stupidity, and lack of money. Tetsu embarrasses Chie at school at Parent Day (which Chie specifically tried to not invite Tetsu to) when he forces the teacher to call on Chie. Tetsu buys Chie running shoes for the school marathon. This was an amazing film with a surprisingly heartwarming story, and inappropriate, but great comedy. I'm shocked this film hasn't gotten wider distribution.
Review of Chie the Brat
