Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (2021)

★ 6.9 1h 59m IMDb
Drama
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Sawako works as a manga writer. Her husband of five years, Toshio is also a manga writer. On a summer day, Sawako begins to write her new manga. The story for her new manga deals with adultery. The manga describes Toshio having an affair with her editor and Sawako having an affair with her driving instructor. Toshio reads Sawako's manga with fear and jealousy.

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Cast

Haru Kuroki
Haru Kuroki as Sawako Age 36 · Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan Haru Kuroki (黒木 華, Kuroki Haru, born 14 March 1990) is a Japanese actress. She gained international recognition by winning Silver Bear (Best Actress Award) at Berlin International Film Festival in 201...
Tasuku Emoto
Tasuku Emoto as Toshio Age 39 · Tokyo, Japan Tasuku Emoto is a Japanese actor represented by Alpha Agency. His father is actor Akira Emoto, his mother is actress Kazue Tsunogae, his brother is actor Tokio Emoto, and his wife is actress Sakura An...
Daichi Kaneko
Daichi Kaneko Age 29 · Hokkaido, Japan Daichi Kaneko is a Japanese actor..
Nao
Nao Age 31 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Nao (奈緒, February 10, 1995) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and former model from Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Her former stage name is Nao Honda (本田 なお, Honda Nao). She is currently affilia...
Jun Fubuki
Jun Fubuki Age 74 · Toyama, Japan Jun Fubuki is a Japanese actress..
Director Takahiro Horie
Cast Haru Kuroki, Tasuku Emoto, Daichi Kaneko, Nao, Jun Fubuki

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Alunauwie 8/10 Dec 01, 2025
Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? explores marital betrayal through a quiet yet piercing narrative where Sawako confronts her husband’s infidelity using the manga she creates as a psychological mirror. The film delivers tension through subtle acting, layered symbolism, and an ambiguity that blurs imagination with reality, allowing emotions like guilt, jealousy, and regret to unfold slowly but powerfully. Ultimately, it becomes a story of a woman reclaiming her dignity with calm precision—showing that silence can cut deeper than anger.

Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

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