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Twenty-Four Eyes

1954 · 156 min

A slow, tender chronicle of ordinary lives worn down by history, leaving a quiet ache that lingers long after.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • education
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Starring
Hideko Takamine, Hideki Gôko, Itsuo Watanabe, Makoto Miyagawa, Takeo Terashita, Kunio Satô, Chishū Ryū, Yumeji Tsukioka
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
156 min
Country
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