Cinema | ‘Totto-Chan, the little girl at the window"

Tokyo, early 1940s. Tetsuko, known to everyone as Totto-Chan, is a lively little girl who makes life difficult for her teacher, who ends up sending her home. Her parents decide to enrol her at Tomoe, a school unlike any other where old railway carriages are used as classrooms. Its headmaster emphasises children's independence and creativity. As Japan descends into war, Totto-Chan discovers that life's little experiences are more important than lessons.

Adapted from the best-selling novel Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Running time: 1 hour 54 minutes