The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.
Japan
Drama
118 minutes
2008
Kaneto Shindō
Kindai Eiga Kyokai,
Bandai Visual,
TV Tokyo,
Cinequanon
Yoshio Ichikawa
Yoshihito Yamazaki
Sankichi Moriyama
Midori Fujikawa
Michiko Ichikawa
Director
Cinematography
Editor
Producer
Writer