Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt

1976 1h 14m JA

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SKIP

★4.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Hikaru is a female teacher at an all boy's high school. Yata is a mysterious student who transfers from another school. He is the younger brother of a boy who had committed suicide because of his obsession with Hikaru. Yata wants to avenge his brother's death so he recruits two more boys and they rape Hikaru on the school roof. When she discovers the reason for the attack, she stalks them before they can do any more damage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tokuko Watanabe
Hikaru
Kunio Shimizu
Tokida
Reiko Akitsu
Haruka Tajima
Kunio Shimizu
Shunsuke Nango
Masami Ishii
Yoshihiro Nakadai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Kato
Writers: Shoko Shikamizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Akira Kato, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki 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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Tokuko Watanabe and Kunio Shimizu and Reiko Akitsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0285832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Kato directs. Shinsaku Himeda behind the camera. Akira Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
250 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 Akira Kato, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tokuko Watanabe and Kunio Shimizu and Reiko Akitsu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0285832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shinsaku Himeda
Editing: Akira Suzuki
Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt (1976)

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).