The Shiinomi School

1h 40m
Drama
6.5

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled children at their own expense. Based on a true story, it features natural child performances under Hiroshi Shimizu’s skillful direction.

Cast

Kyōko Kagawa
Kayoko Atsumi
Yukiko Shimazaki
Doctor Tanaka
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Yudo Yamamoto
Ryô Iwashita
Teruhiko Yamamoto
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Sankichi Murata
Shin Date
Doctor
Yoshio Ōmori
Unknown
Fumio Ōmachi
Unknown
Chiyoko Komine
Unknown
Kumiko Mizuhara
Unknown
Ichiro Kodama
Unknown
Toshikazu Hara
Unknown
Hiroki Nakanishi
Unknown
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Unknown
Saburō Morimoto
Unknown
Miyoko Yamagishi
Unknown
Chiyoko Kuni
Unknown
Jūkichi Uno
Professor Yamamoto
Ranko Hanai
Fumiko Yamamoto
Yoko Hayama
Unknown

Crew

Hiroshi Shimizu
Director, Writer
Saburô Yamamoto
Writer
Toshio Goto
Editor
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Teruo Ishii
Assistant Director
Ichiro Nagashima
Executive Producer
Tsukuru Kataoka
Sound Recordist
Masaharu Koyama
Lighting Technician
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Seiichi Toriizuka
Art Direction

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