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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Children of Mini-Japan<br />
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| director = [[Chalam Bennurkar]]<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1990}}<br />
| runtime = 63 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
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'''''Children of Mini-Japan''''' ''(Kutty Japanin Kuzhandaigal)'' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Chalam Bennurkar]] and released in 1990.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film focuses on the plight of young poverty-stricken children working in [[Sivakasi]] in the late 1980s, and the Government's neglect of them. The children worked in factories famed for producing fireworks and matches. The film takes its name from the nickname of Sivakasi, (Mini-Japan), a name given to the town for its high technology and business standards.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
The film has won the following awards since its release:<br />
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'''1991 [[International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film]] ([[Germany]])''' <br />
* Won - Golden Dove - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]<br />
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'''1991 [[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]] ([[Japan]])''' <br />
* Won - Citizens' Prize - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]<br />
* Won - Prize for Encouragement - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0307075|title=Children of Mini-Japan}}<br />
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[[Category:1990 films]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about poverty]]<br />
[[Category:Poverty in India]]<br />
[[Category:Child labour in India]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about children]]<br />
[[Category:1990 documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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