Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?
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.
Details
Release Date: 9/10/2021
Runtime: 119 minutes
Languages: Japanese
Director: Takahiro Horie
00Production
Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation, C&I entertainment, Happinet Phantom Studios
Countries: Japan
Where to watch · JP
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Alunauwie
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)
