

“A moving story that will stir the hearts of women everywhere! The beautiful story of a young teacher's life, illuminated by a single ray of love!”
Fumie Namura is an ambitious high school graduate, who’s encouraged by her teacher Mr. Kōda to apply for university. Due to her family’s poor state, she instead takes up a teaching position at a junior high school in the mountain village Fukasawa. There she meets an idealistic teacher named Tetsuo Yasunari, who proposes the idea of a school library room. Upon his death, she continues his legacy.
Directed by Hideo Sekigawa
User score
1 votes
Released
June 10, 1958
1h 35m
Japanese

Yoshiko Kuga
Fumie Namura

Ken Takakura
Mr. Kōda

Hitomi Nakahara
Yoshie Hatakeyama
Noriko Haruoka
Sachie Namura
Hiroko Mine
Mari Hayafune

Isao Kimura
Tetsuo Yasunari

Eitarō Ozawa
Kansuke Namura

Sadako Sawamura
Teru Namura

Masao Mishima
Vice Principal Mr. Koga

Eijirō Tōno
Principal Saiki
Yasushi Nagata

Tomo'o Nagai
Mr. Morimoto
Koji Sahara

Tokue Hanazawa
Tokuko Inaue
Nurse
Haruko Toda
Toshi