Song of the Spring Pony

Overview

Hoshino Bunzo raises up his orphan grandson, Keiji whose right leg gets paralyzed when he was an infant. Bunzo loves Keiji so much that he does every thing to protect his grandson. Sonoda Keiko, a new young teacher comes to the school when a new term starts. She wants Keiji to go back to school. After two years absence from school, Keiji tries to attend the class but he cannot continue. All pupils hold an exhibition of Keiji’s paintings in the village shrine to make him happy. He is very pleased and gives his paintings to them and to Keiko, he gives a painting entitled ""Spring Pony"". When this picture is awarded a prize in the National Friendship Painting Compettition, it is like a new beginning for Keiji’s family.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 22, 1985

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Kyodo Eiga Company Ltd.,Gunma Kyodo Eigasha

Cast

Kyōko Kagawa,Takahiro Tamura,Taiji Tonoyama,Terumi Niki,Kirin Kiki,Sachiko Hidari,Gin Maeda,Ben Hiura

Director

Seijiro Koyama

Writer

Yasushi Ishikura,Seijiro Koyama,Shozo Matsuda

Producer

Kaichiro Nohara,Seijiro Koyama

Cinematography

Fuminori Minami

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0091176