Poem of the Young Hearts
若い心の詩
Poem of the Young Hearts at Fmovies. An independently produced documentary about growing up as a blind youth in 1960's Japan. It focuses on a group of elementary level students being taught by Mr. Kawai at the Zoshigaya Branch of Tokyo Educational University. Filmed over 12 years, the documentary tracks these student's lives up through their young adulthood. It follows the journey of one student in particular, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, a young boy who eventually learns a passion for music and wants to become a recording artist. Expanded from director Hideo Hamada's documentary short "But We Can Gaze!"
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hideo Hamada
- Cast: Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Hajime Akashi,
