MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Sensei's Pious Lie

Sensei's Pious Lie

2024

A quiet, heavy watch that sits with trauma and coercion, offering little relief and asking for patience.

Directed by
Koichiro Miki
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nao, Igari Soya, Ayaka Miyoshi
Overview
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.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Koichiro Miki
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nao, Igari Soya, Ayaka Miyoshi
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • power
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

More like this

Titles like Sensei's Pious Lie

TV series

Raising Voices

2024

A heavy, tense watch that sits with the aftermath of trauma and the courage it takes to speak up.

Dark, melancholic · about trauma and betrayal

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Raising VoicesHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

A Teacher

2020

A quietly unsettling, slow-burn study of abuse that lingers on discomfort and consequence rather than sensation.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and power

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • power
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
A TeacherHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Glory

2022–2023

A cold, methodical slow-burn that simmers with quiet rage and discomfort, demanding patience as it meticulously tightens its grip.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and power

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • power
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The GloryHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Julie Keeps Quiet

2024

A quiet, tense character study that lingers in uncomfortable silences, asking you to read what is not said.

Melancholic, tense, slow-burn · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
100 min
Details
Julie Keeps QuietHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

High School Female Teacher: Defiled Sex

2001

A quiet, uneasy plunge into secrecy and betrayal, watching trust curdle into something uncomfortable and sad.

Dark, tense · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
60 min
Details
High School Female Teacher: Defiled SexHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

You Taught Me All the Precious Things

2011

A tense, emotionally charged drama that keeps you on edge as a teacher's life unravels, blending guilt and obsession with a somber, earnest tone.

Same writer: Naoko Adachi · Dark, melancholic · about betrayal

Also
Same writer: Naoko Adachi
Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
You Taught Me All the Precious ThingsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Speak

2004

A quiet, painful watch that stays with you, anchored by a raw performance and a slow, honest look at trauma and finding your voice.

Melancholic, tense, slow-burn · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
93 min
Details
SpeakHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

School Counselor

2017

A slow, suffocating plunge into guilt and school politics, where every conversation tightens the vise around a fragile counselor.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
School CounselorHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Mutual Consent

2022

A grim, unflinching plunge into trauma and power, told with raw emotional force and a persistent sense of dread.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and power

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • power
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
2
Details
Mutual ConsentHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Anne

2016–2017

A heavy, slow-burning drama that keeps you anxious for a child's safety and invested in a fierce maternal bond.

Dark, melancholic · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
AnneHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Fruit of Grisaia

2014–2015

A cloistered, moody watch that mixes tender harem warmth with sudden jolts of psychological unease and buried pain.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
2
Details
The Fruit of GrisaiaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Fishbowl Wives

2022

A glossy, suffocating portrait of a trapped marriage that slowly opens into longing, with quiet tension and emotional ache throughout.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about trauma and isolation

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Fishbowl WivesHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Koichiro Miki
Written by
Naoko Adachi
Starring
Nao, Igari Soya, Ayaka Miyoshi, Momoko Tanabe, Inoue Sora, Ryoko Kobayashi, Reiko Mori, Munehiro Yoshida
Music
Kotringo
Cinematography
Yoko Itakura
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.