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Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954 · 156 min · JA · 7.7 (94 votes)
Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita · Starring Hideko Takamine, Hideki Gôko, Itsuo Watanabe, Makoto Miyagawa, Takeo Terashita, Kunio Satô · Music Chūji Kinoshita
Drama

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

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A deeply moving, yet understated, look at a teacher's enduring spirit amidst hardship. It feels like a warm, bittersweet memory of a simpler time, tinged with the quiet dread of encroaching conflict.

melancholicheartwarmingnostalgicsomberslow-burnclassic dramahumanistperiod pieceeducationwarresiliencechildhood
▶ Stream on Criterion Channel
patriotismbus ridesecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)schoolblindpovertyanti warschoolteachersnareclass reunion
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