HOW DARE YOU?
HOW DARE YOU?
Charmingly dynamic primary school trio declares war on climate fatigue.
Yuishi loves catching insects after school and runs the creature club. He is secretly in love with his classmate Kokoa who is committed to environmental issues. Together with the troublemaker Haruto they launch protest actions: Flyers are distributed, posters are put up and fireworks are even fired at a butcher’s shop. This calls the police and school management into action. HOW DARE YOU? makes climate injustice visible through the eyes of those who have to live with the consequences. Director Mipo O wanted to create a film that appeals to children and adults alike and promotes dialog between generations. And yet the film poses the question: Isn’t it often the children who matter when it comes to changing the world? (LGR)
Dates and Cinema Tickets
FR, Sep. 26 | 11 a.m. | Cinéma
TU, Sep. 30 | 9 a.m. | Metropolis
GERMAN PREMIERE
Futsū no kodomo.
JP 2025. D: Mipo O.
SC: Ryo Takada. 96 min. Feature Film. OV with English subtitles and German live voice-over. Suitable from age 6. Recommended from age 9.
Mipo O

Biography
Mipo O is a Japanese-Korean director and screenwriter. THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE was Japan’s entry for the Oscars. Her multi-award-winning film work is dedicated to quiet, powerful observations of everyday life. In HOW DARE YOU? she explores interactions between parents and children — and discovers astonishing parallels between her world and that of adults.
Filmography (Selection)
2024 LIVING IN TWO WORLDS
2014 THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE
2005 THE SAKAI’S HAPPINESS
Production Company
Murmur Studio
World Sales
Nagoya Broadcasting Network