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Perfect Education: 40 Days of Love

2001 · 89 min

A grim, claustrophobic captivity drama that unsettles through its slow drift into disturbing psychological dependence.

Directed by
Yōichi Nishiyama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yasuhito Hida, Naoto Takenaka, Yoshiko Noda
Overview
A young girl, who lost her father at her early age, is kidnapped by a school teacher. He strips, binds and attempts to rape her. For the next few days she tries to escape but in vain. Later, she becomes used to the life with him. Even when she has a chance to run, she chooses to stay. Slowly, their relationship becomes a creepy half-paternal, half-romantic liaison.

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Directed by
Yōichi Nishiyama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yasuhito Hida, Naoto Takenaka, Yoshiko Noda
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • obsession
    • trauma
    • power
    • identity
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension8
    Darkness9
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
    Hajime Shimada
    Starring
    Yasuhito Hida, Naoto Takenaka, Yoshiko Noda, Yuu Tokui, Emiko Yamauchi, Yukio Yamato, Momoko Nishida, Rie Fukami
    Music
    Koji Endo
    Cinematography
    Osame Maruike
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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