A group of 12 schoolchildren grow and mature alongside their pacifist teacher over two decades, facing hardship, joy and tragedy as Showa’s imperialism and the fervor of wartime patriotism begin to take hold. Kinoshita’s humanist drama is elegant and sprawling, a powerful work that reflects on the darkest period of Japanese history. TWENTY-FOUR EYES screens 8/22 on imported 35mm: japansoc.org/TwentyFour | Japan Society Film