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The Perfect Education

1999 · 96 min

An uneasy, claustrophobic watch that keeps you at a cold distance, squirming at its calm, deliberate gaze.

Overview
Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her that he had a failed marriage which leaves him a deep and everlasting scar in his mind. He kidnaps her in search of a perfect marriage and intends to lock her in the room and 'educate' her to perform perfect sex where body and soul are united.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • power
  • sexuality
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ben Wada
Written by
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Starring
Naoto Takenaka, Hijiri Kojima, Kazuki Kitamura, Asami Sawaki, Shinya Tsukamoto, Katsuski Mizushima, Mitsuko Ishii, Shigeru Izumiya
Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
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Languages
Japanese

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