(センセイの鞄 (Sensei no Kaban))

Content: Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass - from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms - Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Romance

Runtime:

155 minutes

Year:

2003

Directors:

Teruhiko Kuze

Actors:

Omachi Tsukiko

Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna

Satoru Nakata

Kojima Takashi

Sensei's ex-wife

Crews:

Director

Writer

Music