Underplayed Gems

Organ (2019)

Organ poster
Original title
あの日のオルガン
Directed by
Emiko Hiramatsu
Genre
war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Based on true events, this Japanese war film follows a group of daycare teachers and their young charges as they evacuate from Tokyo to a rural temple during World War Two. It focuses on their daily struggles to protect the children and maintain a sense of normalcy amid the chaos of war.

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What happens

『あの日のオルガン 疎開保育園物語』(あのひのオルガン そかいほいくえんものがたり)は、久保つぎこによるノンフィクション。『君たちは忘れない 疎開保育園物語』(きみたちはわすれない そかいほいくえんものがたり)と題して1982年11月に草土文化より刊行された。太平洋戦争末期に空襲を避けて東京・品川の戸越保育所と東京・墨田の愛育隣保館の2つの保育所の保母11人、園児53人が埼玉県南埼玉郡平野村(現蓮田市)の無人寺・妙楽寺へ集団疎開した「疎開保育園」の実録を、関係者への取材に基づいて克明に綴る。 『あの日のオルガン 疎開保育園物語』と改題して2018年7月20日に朝日新聞出版より再刊。『あの日のオルガン』と題して平松恵美子監督・脚本により映画化され、2019年2月22日に公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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