A Modern Day Schoolma'am

"Cohabiting with a student - A teacher by day, but a woman by night!"

1973 1h 14m JA

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★9.0TMDB · 1★6IMDB · 12

Drama

Synopsis

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Naomi, a high school teacher, feels lonely living alone, so she secretly begins living with her student Keiji. It could be said that she is providing for Keiji as an outlet for her sexual desires rather than living together. Naomi, who has a natural lewd blood in her veins, knows that Keiji's older brother, Keisuke, is passionate about her, so she immediately decides to have a relationship with him. One day, Keiji gets fed up with Naomi and disappears...

“Cohabiting with a student - A teacher by day, but a woman by night!”

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Cast

Hitomi Kozue
Kazuko
Ayako Ichikawa
Naomi Aoki
Morio Kazama
Keiji Shibata
Osamu Tsuruoka
Keisuke Shibata
Kenji Shimamura
Sakaguchi
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Student
Chizuyu Azami
Junko
Chigusa Takayama
Woman at a hotel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Tanaka
Writers: Mari Abe
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Female Teacher Collection" — 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 Noboru Tanaka, shot by Masaru Mori. 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 Michio Akiyama. 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 Toyoharu Nishimura 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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Hitomi Kozue and Ayako Ichikawa and Morio Kazama carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Tanaka directs. Masaru Mori behind the camera. Michio Akiyama scores. Toyoharu Nishimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Female Teacher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Noboru Tanaka, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michio Akiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Toyoharu Nishimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Hitomi Kozue and Ayako Ichikawa and Morio Kazama carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Cohabiting with a student - A teacher by day, but a woman by night!".
10IMDB entry: tt0226260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masaru Mori
Original score: Michio Akiyama
Editing: Toyoharu Nishimura
Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: A Modern Day Schoolma'am (1973)
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 12 votes

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).