A Shyness for the Real Thing

1995 0h 58m JA

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★2.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A female teacher is dispatched as a private tutor. One of her students, a high school boy, falls in love with her at first sight, and when they are alone he suddenly pounces on her. Although she is reluctant, she becomes immersed in the young boy's love. However, she has a crush on someone else. Although she is devoted to him, she is unable to bring herself to say it, and he has always been taken by another woman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mariya Kurasawa
Yurie
Masahiro Mise
Kazuo
Kanako Kishi
Akemi
Takeshi Itō
Komiya
Setsuhiko Kobayashi
Munakata, Kazuo's father
Hotaru Hazuki
Miki
Tatsuo Toyama
Noriyuki Amano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fujirō Mitsuishi
Writers: Hajime Shimada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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31 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi, shot by Masanori Fukuzawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kunihiko Ukai 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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Mariya Kurasawa and Masahiro Mise and Kanako Kishi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3062640 — 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

Fujirō Mitsuishi directs. Masanori Fukuzawa behind the camera. Kunihiko Ukai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi, shot by Masanori Fukuzawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kunihiko Ukai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mariya Kurasawa and Masahiro Mise and Kanako Kishi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3062640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.