Amiracleindependentfilmcapturingthegrowthofasinglebabyoveraperiodof3years.ThefilmrevolvesaroundthreestrugglingactorsMichio, Gunji, andEnoken, whoshareahousetogether.Oneday, theyfindababygirlleftwithaletterfromMichio’sex-girlfriend.Theynamethechild"Don-chan"andembarkonthejourneyofraisingher, despitetheirinitialconfusion.DirectedbyOKITAShuichi, knownforfilmssuchas"AStoryofYonosuke”and“TheFishTale”, themovieisaself-producedprojectfeaturingOKITAandhisactorfriends, documentingthelifeofhisowndaughterfrom6monthsto3andahalfyearsold.Shotentirelywithahandheldcamera, thefilmcapturestheheartwarmingmomentsofDon-chan’sgrowthandthechallengesfacedbythethreemeninnurturingher.ThefilmwasalsoshotonlocationinUedaCity, NaganoPrefecture, whereUedaEigeki, alocaltheater, recommendsthemovie.Don-chan’sgrowthiscomplimentedalongwiththepicturesquesceneryofBesshoOnsenandSugadairaKogen.TheheartwarmingworldofOKITAShuichi, wheredramaandrealitycoexistinamysteriousharmony, unfoldsthroughoutthefilm.Fromacryinginfant, Don-changrowstoapointwhereshecanspeakherlines, andeveryone’saffectionatewatchoverherbringswarmthandcomforttotheviewers.源自：https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/ic2023/films/hey-our-dear-don-chan/