Heart of the Country

Heart of the Country

1997
1h 30m
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Overview

"Heart of the Country" is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural elementary school in Kanayama, central Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Yasutomo is a man driven by his vision for learning and his passion for educating the heart as well as the mind. The film follows Yasutomo, his teachers and staff, students and their families over the course of one entire school year. The film is also the story of the families of Kanayama. Parents and elders of this once impoverished town embrace Yasutomo's vision, but not without wary glances back to the past. This small community, bound together by love for its children, is also defined by its journey through the cultural upheavals of postwar Japan.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Release Date May 11, 1997
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0176806
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Cast

Key Crew

Leonard Kamerling
Director