Nijushi no Hitomi (2022)

Nijushi no Hitomi 2022 / 二十四の瞳 2022 / Twenty-Four Eyes , 24 no Hitomi

It is 1928 on Shodoshima in the Seto Inland Sea. Oishi Hisako, who has just graduated from a girls' school, arrives as a new teacher at the branch school located at the island’s cape. All twelve first-year elementary students with sparking eyes quickly become attached to the cheerful and bright Hisako. While the conservative villagers shun her for jauntily riding a bicycle to school in Western-style clothes, the children are always on her side and provide emotional support. One day, Hisako sustains a bone fracture from falling into a pit and is reassigned to the main school because she is no longer able to commute to the distant branch school. Wanting to see Hisako, the children walk a distance of 8 km and they take a commemorative photo together. Several years later, the children and Hisako are reunited when they start attending the main school. However, in an era where loyalty and patriotism are valued, Hisako is treated coldly for speaking freely, and she resigns as a teacher after her students graduate. Even after that, she continues to watch over them as each of the twelve follows their own destiny. (Source: jdramas.wordpress.com) ~~ Adapted from the novel ‟Twenty-Four Eyes‟ (二十四の瞳) by Sakae Tsuboi.