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Teacher and Three Children (2008)

Teacher and Three Children poster
Original title
石内尋常高等小学校 花は散れども
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A warm-hearted teacher at a rural elementary school in 1920s Japan inspires his students. Thirty years later, the former students gather to celebrate his retirement and reconnect with each other.

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What happens

『石内尋常高等小学校 花は散れども』(いしうちじんじょうこうとうしょうがっこう はなはちれども)は、2008年公開の日本映画。新藤兼人が95歳にして監督と脚本を手がけた。 大正時代末期、広島県の山奥にある石内尋常高等小学校には、心優しい熱血教師・市川(柄本明)がいた。彼の元で育った生徒たちが戦争をはさんで30年後、石内村役場に勤める三吉(六平直政)の呼びかけにより同窓会を兼ねた市川の定年祝いに集結する。 卒業後に村を出て、現在は東京で売れない脚本家となっている良人(豊川悦司)は、恩師である市川や同級生の三吉、そして、当時互いに想いを寄せあっていたみどり(大竹しのぶ)と30年ぶりに再会を果たす。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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