New Female Teacher: Immature Career Guidance

2014 1h 18m JA

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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During the last summer vacation of their high school lives, Akira Takizawa, Michio Oshima, and Osamu Kobayashi, who still haven't decided on their future careers, gather in a classroom to take supplementary lessons. Natsuko Izumi appears there, who has just been assigned to the new position due to the homeroom teacher being on maternity leave. Natsuko, who coolly and dispassionately serves as the substitute teacher, has a past in which she had to keep her distance from her students. Meanwhile, Akira was forced to repeat the year after committing a violent act to save his classmate Shiho Matsuyama from being raped by the head teacher Yamashita. One day, Yamashita accidentally finds out about Natsuko's past, and he threatens her, relentlessly playing with and abusing her. Having caught a glimpse of their relationship, Akira is confused but is drawn to Natsuko. Shiho is also heartbroken by her feelings for Akira. However, Yamashita's plan is carried out once again...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Iori Kogawa
Akira Nakata
Youdai Hashimoto
Manzo Shinra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Hanyû
Writers: Takahiro Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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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 Kenji Hanyû, shot by Masato Nakao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Iori Kogawa and Akira Nakata and Youdai Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenji Hanyû directs. Masato Nakao behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenji Hanyû, shot by Masato Nakao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Iori Kogawa and Akira Nakata and Youdai Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.