Locomotive Teacher
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Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha Sensei" (Teacher Locomotive) after learning he is mute. The parents on the island are mostly hostile to Seigo Yoshioka, believing he is incapable of teaching their children. But with Seigo Yoshioka's determination and kindness, a strong bond develops between the students and the mute teacher, which then changes the parents' opinions of Seigo Yoshioka. Suddenly, tragedy then strikes ...
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Kenji Sakaguchi
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Masaaki Sakai
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Ryuichi Hiroki
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Shizuka Ijûin
Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Mitsuko Baisho
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Ryuichi Hiroki Director · Masato Katō Screenplay Shôtarô Oikawa Screenplay
First release July 31, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Production dentsu, TV Asahi
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Nippon Herald Films
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dentsu
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TV Asahi
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Japan
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Original title
機関車先生
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 31, 2004
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