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Locomotive Teacher (2004)
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Drama · 2h 03m
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 ...
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Ryuichi Hiroki
- Screenplay
- Masato Katō, Shôtarô Oikawa
- Novel
- Shizuka Ijûin
- Director of Photography
- Kazuhiro Suzuki
- Original Music Composer
- Ryouichi Kuniyoshi
- Editor
- Hani Mituhashi
Details
- Original title
- 機関車先生
- Release date
- 2004-07-31
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Nippon Herald Films, dentsu, TV Asahi
Kenji Sakaguchi
Masaaki Sakai
Mitsuko Baisho
Masatô Ibu
Mantaro Koichi
Ayako Yoshitani
Seiji Chihara
Hideo Sako