Question 1

How did director Keisuke Kinoshita make the schoolchildren appear to grow up on screen?

Accepted Answer

He cast pairs of look-alike siblings and substituted older siblings for younger ones in later scenes, so the children appeared to age naturally.

Question 2

Which film festival recognized Twenty-Four Eyes in 1955?

Accepted Answer

It was awarded at the Golden Globes (USA) and also screened at the Venice Film Festival in 1955.

Question 3

What is the time span covered in the film's story?

Accepted Answer

The story follows 12 young people and their teacher in a poor Japanese village from 1928 to 1946.

Question 4

Who plays the teacher Ôishi Sensei in Twenty-Four Eyes?

Accepted Answer

Hideko Takamine portrays Ôishi Sensei, the schoolteacher at the center of the story.

Question 5

Which Criterion Collection spine number is assigned to this film?

Accepted Answer

Twenty-Four Eyes is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #442.

Twenty-Four Eyes

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