

Overview
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.
Top Cast

Hideko Takamine
Ôishi Sensei
Hideki Gôko
Isokichi Okada - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Itsuo Watanabe
Takeichi Takeshita - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Makoto Miyagawa
Kichiji Tokuda - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Takeo Terashita
Tadashi Morioka - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Kunio Satô
Nita Aizawa - Bunkyôjô Jidai

Chishū Ryū
Otoko Sensei

Yumeji Tsukioka
Masuno

Takahiro Tamura
Isokichi

Toshiko Kobayashi
Sanae

Kuniko Igawa
Matsue

Shizue Natsukawa
Ôishi Sensei no Haha
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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