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/