Perfect Education: 40 Days of Love

2001 1h 29m JA

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4.6

SKIP

★4.6TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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A young girl, who lost her father at her early age, is kidnapped by a school teacher. He strips, binds and attempts to rape her. For the next few days she tries to escape but in vain. Later, she becomes used to the life with him. Even when she has a chance to run, she chooses to stay. Slowly, their relationship becomes a creepy half-paternal, half-romantic liaison.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yasuhito Hida
Naoto Takenaka
Yoshiko Noda
Yuu Tokui
Emiko Yamauchi
Yukio Yamato
Momoko Nishida
Rie Fukami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yōichi Nishiyama
Writers: Michiko Matsuda, Hajime Shimada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Perfect Education Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yōichi Nishiyama, shot by Osame Maruike. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tomoko Hiruta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Yasuhito Hida and Naoto Takenaka and Yoshiko Noda carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yōichi Nishiyama directs. Osame Maruike behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Tomoko Hiruta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Perfect Education Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yōichi Nishiyama, shot by Osame Maruike. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tomoko Hiruta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yasuhito Hida and Naoto Takenaka and Yoshiko Noda carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0287519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.