昭和30年代の瀬戸内海に浮かぶ葉名島。この島にある、水見色小学校に北海道より臨時教師、吉岡誠吾が赴任してきた。彼は子供の頃の病気の影響で口をきく事ができなかった。子供たちは彼のことを「口を“きかん”」→『機関車先生』というあだ名で呼ぶようになる。
Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha Sensei" (Teacher Locomotive) after learning he is mute. The parents on the island are mostly hostile to Seigo Yoshioka, believing he is incapable of teaching their children. But with Seigo Yoshioka's determination and kindness, a strong bond develops between the students and the mute teacher, which then changes the parents' opinions of Seigo Yoshioka. Suddenly, tragedy then strikes ...
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