Twenty-Four Eyes

1954 2h 36m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 94

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Writers: Keisuke Kinoshita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideko Takamine and Hideki Gôko and Itsuo Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0047281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keisuke Kinoshita directs. Hiroshi Kusuda behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Yoshi Sugihara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideko Takamine and Hideki Gôko and Itsuo Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0047281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "patriotism", "bus ride", "second sino-japanese war (1937-45)", "school".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.