Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

1995 1h 24m JA

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 7

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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The film depicts the relationship between a beautiful teacher and a male teacher, popular among female students, an excellent student who tells the teacher about his feelings using an answering machine, and a high school student who bets on whether she can have a relationship with a male teacher. This is the debut full-length work by Hideo Nakata.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hitoe Ootake
Noriko Hotta
Kosuke Kawana
Mitsuru Adachi
Asami Sawaki
Yumi
Junko Miyashita
Akira Takahashi
Truck driver
Hiroyuki Okita
Morimoto
Fuji Watari
Ayumi Koseda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Sara Uemura, Hideo Nakata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Akira Sako. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hitoe Ootake and Kosuke Kawana and Asami Sawaki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38916842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Nakata directs. Akira Sako behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Female Teacher's Diary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Akira Sako. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hitoe Ootake and Kosuke Kawana and Asami Sawaki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt38916842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.