影片由黑柳彻子的自传小说改编,讲述了作者黑柳彻子上小学时一段真实的故事,小豆豆因淘气被原学校退学后,来到巴学园。在小林校长的爱护和引导下,一般人眼里“怪怪”的小豆豆逐渐成了一个大家都能接受的孩子。
An ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.