Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon

1981 1h 6m JA

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 11

Drama

Synopsis

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A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but does not ask for payment. Sakiko has moved to another town and barely remembers Sueko, but there’s something about her that awakens painful memories of her own secretive past. What is that strange paint thinner smell on Sueko? Who is the man in the nylon ski mask that violently assaulted Sakiko many years ago? In her search for answers, Sakiko discovers that her past may have inadvertently destroyed another family’s future.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuki Kazamatsuri
Sakiko Kurata
Eri Kanuma
Motoko Nomoto
Ayako Ota
Sueko Nomoto
Noboru Mitani
Suekichi Nomoto
Hiroko Fuji
Sachi Nomoto
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Itô
Akira Hanaue
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Endô

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kichitaro Negishi
Writers: Yōzō Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Female Teacher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kichitaro Negishi, shot by Minoru Yoneda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima 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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Yuki Kazamatsuri and Eri Kanuma and Ayako Ota carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kichitaro Negishi directs. Minoru Yoneda behind the camera. Hachirō Kai scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Female Teacher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kichitaro Negishi, shot by Minoru Yoneda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hachirō Kai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yuki Kazamatsuri and Eri Kanuma and Ayako Ota carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0216843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Minoru Yoneda
Original score: Hachirō Kai
Editing: Akimasa Kawashima
Runtime: 66 min · 1h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)

Part of

Female Teacher Collection

Collection of the official 13 "Female Teacher" films released by Nikkatsu Corporation. This was followed by a brief "High School Teacher" trilogy (1985-86).