Nijushi No Hitomi

Cast & Crew

Hideko Takamine
Ôishi Sensei

Yumeji Tsukioka
Masuno

Takahiro Tamura
Isokichi

Toshiko Kogayashi
Isokichi

Eisei Amamoto
Ôishi Sensei no Otto

Shizue Natsukawa
Ôishi Sensei no Haha

Chishu Ryu
Otoko Sensei

Toyo Takahashi
Kobayashi Sensei

Ushio Akashi
Kôchô

Hideki Goro
Isokichi Okada

Keisuke Kinoshita
Director

Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer

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Critic Reviews for Nijushi No Hitomi

Audience Reviews for Nijushi No Hitomi

• Dec 08, 2010

  "Twenty-four Eyes" starts innocently enough in a poor fishing village in Japan in 1928 where twelve 6-year olds are set to attend school for the first time. Somewhat appropriately, they are getting a new teacher in the person of Miss Oishi(Hideko Takamine). What is not expected is her arrival, riding a bicycle and wearing western clothes, creating quite a stir. However, she did not mean to as her 10-mile commute is born of necessity which requires a bicycle which she is still paying off and her suit is made from her mother's(Shizue Natsukawa) kimono. Five years later, the children will move on to the middle school from the simple schoolhouse but by then Japan is making its inexorable slide towards World War II. Even the promise of an education and a caring teacher can do little to alter their destiny that is further hampered by their economic status. All of which combines to make "Twenty-four Eyes" so heartbreaking. (Originally reviewed in the blog section on July 4, 2009.)
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Dec 17, 2008

  This movie is one of Japan's favorites, and it isn't hard to understand why. It focuses on the hardworking community on Shodo Island in the Inland Sea of Japan. The movie spans a 20 year period, which covers the great depression and the Pacific War; and the hardships the ordinary Japanese citizens have to endure because of it. The main character is the young teacher Miss Oishi, and her love and devotion to her twelve young pupils. Miss Oishi is critical, and her liberal ideas make the principal of the school where she works a little nervous. To quote Joan Mellen (a writer of several books about Japanese film): "Twenty-four Eyes, Keisuke Kinoshita's 1954 masterpiece, and his greatest succes, manages to be a three-handkerchief tear-inducing film and, simultaneously, an exquisite work of art free of the taint of sentimentality." <div style="width:720px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/nijushi-no-hitomi-twentyfour-eyes/photos?p=11418357"><img src="http://content7.flixster.com/photo/11/41/83/11418357_gal.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">
  Saskia D Super Reviewer
• Aug 07, 2007

  One of Japans most underated yet classic gems. Wonderfully scripted and paced it is a fil with a lot of heart and low on sentimental rubbish. The relationships between the children and teacher grow in front of our eyes as we too connect with the characters. The film is a shy one, never attempting to shock or hammer home its themes, it's simply a gentle tale of youth and friendship.
  Luke B Super Reviewer

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