In the post-war years, a captain is sent to a Japanese village to teach democracy, but he's met with unexpected resistance. The locals have their own ideas about what they want, and it's not what the captain had planned.
The Teahouse of the August Moon
In the aftermath of World War II, an American captain arrives in Japan to spearhead the construction of a school, but the community's desires take an unexpected turn as they advocate for a teahouse instead.