Twenty-Four Eyes
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File:Niju-shi no Hitomi poster.jpg
Twenty-four Eyes original movie poster
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Directed by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
Produced by | Ryotaro Kuwata |
Written by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
Based on | a novel by Sakae Tsuboi |
Starring | Hideko Takamine |
Release dates
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September 15, 1954 (Japan) |
Running time
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154 min. |
Language | Japanese |
Twenty-Four Eyes (二十四の瞳 Nijū-shi no Hitomi?), based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Sakae Tsuboi, is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
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Synopsis
The movie follows the career of a schoolteacher named Hisako Ōishi (played by Hideko Takamine) in Shōdoshima during the rise and fall of Japanese ultra-nationalism in the beginning of the Shōwa period. The narrative begins in 1928 with the teacher's first class of first grade students and follows her through 1946.
Cast
- Hideko Takamine - Ôishi Sensei
- Yumeji Tsukioka - Masuno
- Takahiro Tamura - Isokichi
- Chishū Ryū - Otoko Sensei
Release
The film has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom as part of the Masters of Cinema Collection from Eureka! video and in the US as part of The Criterion Collection.
A 1987 color remake was directed by Yoshitaka Asama.
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