Claim: On July 12, 2008, a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura was adapted into a special television drama directed by Hideki Takeuchi.
Evidence: The Homeless Student (Japanese: ホームレス中学生, Hepburn: Hōmuresu Chūgakusei, literally: "Homeless Middle School Student") is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura. On July 12, 2008, a special television drama produced by and was aired on Fuji TV. Hideki Takeuchi directed the special, with Yuichi Tokunaga as screenwriter and Sansao Reiko as producer.