In 1928, schoolteacher Hisako Oishi takes a post on the island of Shodoshima teaching a group of twelve first grade students. In the following years, they face poverty, the rise of nationalism, and finally war.
Directing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Director |
Production | Ryōtarō Kuwata | Producer |
Editing | Yoshi Sugihara | Editor |
Writing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Screenplay |
Writing | Sakae Tsuboi | Novel |
Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
Art | Ushitarô Shimada | Set Decoration |
Sound | Shûzô Horikawa | Sound Mixer |
Production | Masaharu Kokaji | Production Supervisor |
Sound | Hisao Ōno | Sound |
Camera | Hiroshi Kusuda | Director of Photography |
Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound |
Art | Kakuzô Sasu | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Eikichi Hayashi | Costume Design |
Directing | Yoshiro Kawazu | Assistant Director |
Lighting | Ryozo Toyoshima | Lighting Technician |