Bijin katei kyôshi: Musaboru uchimata

2000 0h 59m JA

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★2.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A female college student, Aoi, is having an affair with her professor, Ogata. One day, Ogata asks her to be a tutor for his son, Yu. Yu lives alone in his parents' house in the countryside, and he has been refusing to go to school and dropped out of high school. Aoi agrees, but she can't hide her anxiety. Aoi immediately visits Yu's house, but Yu's attitude is cold...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenichiro Okada
Professor Keisuke Ogata
Ryo Saeki
Aoi Manase
Yuusuke Kimura
Yu
Yoko Satomi
Ruriko Hoshikawa
Kyôko Kazama
Mitsue Terada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuyoshi Sasaki
Writers: Nobuyoshi Sasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuyoshi Sasaki, shot by Fumio Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Kenichiro Okada and Ryo Saeki and Yuusuke Kimura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4079444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nobuyoshi Sasaki directs. Fumio Sato behind the camera. Naoki Kaneko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nobuyoshi Sasaki, shot by Fumio Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Naoki Kaneko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kenichiro Okada and Ryo Saeki and Yuusuke Kimura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4079444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.