Twenty-Four Eyes

1954, 2h 36min -

Keisuke Kinoshita’s TWENTY-FOUR EYES (NIJUSHI NO HITOMI) is an elegant, emotional chronicle of a teacher’s unwavering commitment to her students, her profession, and her sense of morality. Set in a remote, rural island community and spanning decades of Japanese history, from 1928 through World War II and beyond, Kinoshita’s film takes a simultaneously sober and sentimental look at the epic themes of aging, war, and death, all from the lovingly intimate perspective of Hisako Oshi (Hideko Takamine), as she watches her pupils grow and deal with life’s harsh realities. Though little known in the United States, TWENTY-FOUR EYES is one of Japan’s most popular and enduring classics. Show more

"Twenty-Four Eyes" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1954. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 36min. "Twenty-Four Eyes" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!