Overview
Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contest with an essay about her neighborhood. The much publicized essay ends up causing the family problems and their chronic money troubles threaten Masako's further education.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Tadashi Ōta
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Akira Mimura
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Masako ToyodaNovel
- Chiio KimuraWriter
- Original title
- 綴方教室
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 21, 1938
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
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