Locomotive Teacher

Locomotive Teacher (2004)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2004-07-31
  • Runtime: 2h 3min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nippon Herald Films
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Ryuichi Hiroki

Summary

Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha Sensei" (Teacher Locomotive) after learning he is mute. The parents on the island are mostly hostile to Seigo Yoshioka, believing he is incapable of teaching their children. But with Seigo Yoshioka's determination and kindness, a strong bond develops between the students and the mute teacher, which then changes the parents' opinions of Seigo Yoshioka. Suddenly, tragedy then strikes ...

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  • Kenji Sakaguchi

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  • Masaaki Sakai

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  • Mitsuko Baisho

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  • Nene Otsuka

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  • Masatô Ibu

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  • Naoyuki Morita

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  • Mantaro Koichi

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  • Matsunosuke Shofukutei

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  • Ayako Yoshitani

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  • Seiji Chihara

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  • Hideo Sako

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Directing Ryuichi Hiroki Director
Camera Kazuhiro Suzuki Director of Photography
Art Shigemori Shigeta Production Design
Lighting Toshiatsu Agatsuma Gaffer
Sound Akira Fukada Sound
Sound Ryouichi Kuniyoshi Original Music Composer
Writing Masato Katō Screenplay
Editing Jun'ichi Kikuchi Editor
Writing Shôtarô Oikawa Screenplay
Writing Shizuka Ijûin Novel

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