Female Teacher's Awakening

1981 1h 7m JA

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4.2

SKIP

★4.2TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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The story depicts how an intelligent, beautiful, and chaste female teacher becomes a woman who writhes in lust after being humiliated by the lecherous vice principal and students.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junko Asahina
Masako Aikawa
Yuri Yamashina
Takako Ishii
Masayoshi Nogami
Mr.Takahashi
Mari Kishida
Kaori Mita
Mitsutaka Ikeda
Ryoji Ishii
Ren Seidō
Katsuya Ito
Hajime Ishigami
Suzuki
Hiroshi Tamura
Middle-aged man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuhiko Fujii
Writers: Machiko Nasu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Katsuhiko Fujii, shot by Koichi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima 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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Junko Asahina and Yuri Yamashina and Masayoshi Nogami carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Katsuhiko Fujii directs. Koichi Suzuki behind the camera. Hachirō Kai scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Female Teacher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Katsuhiko Fujii, shot by Koichi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hachirō Kai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Junko Asahina and Yuri Yamashina and Masayoshi Nogami carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0226255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Koichi Suzuki
Original score: Hachirō Kai
Editing: Akimasa Kawashima
Runtime: 67 min · 1h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Female Teacher's Awakening (1981)

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).