Jesus (2018 Film)

Jesus, originally titled Boku wa Iesusama ga Kirai, is a 2018 Japanese drama film written, directed, and shot by Hiroshi Okuyama. The film follows the story of Yura Hoshino, a nine-year-old boy who moves from Tokyo to a rural town and enrolls in a Christian school. As Yura struggles to adapt to his new environment, he experiences a series of events involving a miniature figure of Jesus that appears during his prayers.

The film premiered at the 66th San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2018, where it won the Kutxabank-New Directors Award. It was released in Japan on May 31, 2019, with a runtime of 78 minutes.