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The Shiinomi School
The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

28 June 1955

Country

Japan

Cast

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Kayoko Atsumi

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Doctor Tanaka

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Yudo Yamamoto

Ryô Iwashita

Ryô Iwashita

Teruhiko Yamamoto

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Sankichi Murata

Shin Date

Shin Date

Doctor

Yoshio Ōmori

Yoshio Ōmori

Fumio Ōmachi

Fumio Ōmachi

Chiyoko Komine

Chiyoko Komine

Kumiko Mizuhara

Kumiko Mizuhara

Ichiro Kodama

Ichiro Kodama

Toshikazu Hara

Toshikazu Hara

Hiroki Nakanishi

Hiroki Nakanishi

Sakutarō Yamakawa

Sakutarō Yamakawa

Saburō Morimoto

Saburō Morimoto

Miyoko Yamagishi

Miyoko Yamagishi

Chiyoko Kuni

Chiyoko Kuni

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Professor Yamamoto

Ranko Hanai

Ranko Hanai

Fumiko Yamamoto

Yoko Hayama

Yoko Hayama

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