Teacher's suitcase (2003)
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.
Director: Teruhiko Kuze
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Kyoko Koizumi as Omachi Tsukiko |
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Akira Emoto as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna |
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Fuyuki Moto as Satoru Nakata |
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Kosuke Toyohara as Kojima Takashi |
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Kirin Kiki as Sensei's ex-wife |
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Midori Kiuchi as Nishino Sensei |
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Simon Yotsuya as Mitsui Sensei |
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Edo Yamaguchi as Satoru's cousin |
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Bengal as Matsumoto Hiroshi |
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Satsuki Miki as Tsukiko's classmate (Ikue) |
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Megumi Nishimuta as Tsukiko's classmate (Tamami) |
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Haruka Kato as Fumiyo Omachi |
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Masafumi Sasaki as |
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Takahashi seiya as |
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Moro Morooka as Bar owner Sato |
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Naoto Takenaka as Man with Newspaper |
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Yoshikazu Ebisu as Mr. Komatsu |
| Writing | Tomomi Tsutsui | Writer |
| Sound | Shunichi Tokura | Music |
| Directing | Teruhiko Kuze | Director |