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Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?
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Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?

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User Score7 ratings
TMDB 6.916+20211h 59mJapanese
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director
Takahiro HorieFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation3 production companies
Release
September 10, 2021Released
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Top Cast

5 of 5
Haru Kuroki
Haru Kuroki
Sawako
Tasuku Emoto
Tasuku Emoto
Toshio
Daichi Kaneko
Daichi Kaneko
Nao
Nao
Jun Fubuki
Jun Fubuki

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Reviews

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Alunauwie
Dec 1, 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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