Tomoshibi (1954)

Release Date: 1954-06-22
Runtime: 1h 37min
Production Company: Shinseiki Productions
Production Country: Japan
Director: Miyoji Ieki
Writer: Toshiro Ide

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is forced to leave. After his departure there is great depression, but there is a chance to rekindle the lantern of the title and the values Matsukuma represented ...