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trolley freak
17Mar11
A quite exquisite film from a great year in Japanese cinema which saw the release, amongst others, of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Mizoguchi's Sansho The Bailiff and The Crucified Lovers, and Naruse's Late Chrysanthemums and The Thunder Of The Mountain. However, it was Kinoshita's charming and moving film which won the prestigious award for Best Film of 1954 from the influential Kinema Junpo magazine.
mhersk
14Feb11
Beautiful movie about a group of children, following their lives from the time of starting school through the war years. The movie offers deep insights into small town life, coping with poverty and the impact of WWII on both the boys who went to serve and their families. Bring kleenex.
T.J. Royal
24Jun10
I figured this would be good, but what an unexpected delight "Twenty-Four Eyes" was. It follows a Japanese woman's life as a teacher, and her effect on her first class of first-graders. Don't let the sing-song vibe of the first 45 minutes fool you. It's sentimental throughout, but this turns into a very effective, somber melodrama by the end. The lyrical juxtaposition of pedagogy and subordination is superb.
InsertOzuReferencehere
7May10
one of the most touching final scenes ever... and the kids are just too cute!
Daniel S.
3Dec09
Tear-jerker, yes ! Humanist drama, yes ! Masterpiece, yes ! Based on a novel written by Sakae Tsuboi, TWENTY-FOUR EYES earned the 1955 Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Film category. Among the school films I watched until now, Kinoshita’s drama clearly belongs to the top 3. Twenty years of Japanese story seen through the eyes of an honest and responsible teacher. Moreover, if the screenplay is thick enough to enthuse any movie lover, the film also provides moments of great cinematography like the encounter of Hisako Oishi and her husband while sea-travelling or the last meeting between the teacher and her former students. To be rediscovered !
