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Feature film — 2024

Sensei's Pious Lie (2024)

6.6Drama

Misuzu Hara (Nao) works as a high school teacher and prefers to keep a distance from her students. In her past, she was raped by her best friend’s boyfriend Hayafuji after he found out she liked him. She didn't report the crime to the police and she didn't tell anyone else what happened. She still suffers from the trauma from what happened, but she continues to have a forceful relationship with Hayafuji who is now her best friend’s fiancee. One day, a rumor spreads that her student Yuki Niizuma is in a secret affair. Misuzu Hara, as his teacher, has a meeting with him to provide counseling.

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A high-signal pick with 11 votes.

Shochiku Studio / RIKI PROJECT / Kodansha / Shochiku / The Asahi Shimbun

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Director: Koichiro Miki

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Cast & crew

Nao as Mizusu Hara

Nao

Mizusu Hara

Igari Soya as Yuki Niizuma

Igari Soya

Yuki Niizuma

Ayaka Miyoshi as Minako Fuchino

Ayaka Miyoshi

Minako Fuchino

Momoko Tanabe as

Momoko Tanabe

Inoue Sora as

Inoue Sora

Ryoko Kobayashi as

Ryoko Kobayashi

R

Reiko Mori

The wife of the florist's boss

Munehiro Yoshida as

Munehiro Yoshida

Yuka Itaya as

Yuka Itaya

Bengal as

Bengal

Shunsuke Kazama as Masami Hayafuji

Shunsuke Kazama

Masami Hayafuji

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