Sensei's Pious Lie

Jul 5, 2024

★ 7.2

Overview

Misuzu Hara (Nao) works as a high school teacher and prefers to keep a distance from her students. In her past, she was raped by her best friend’s boyfriend Hayafuji after he found out she liked him. She didn't report the crime to the police and she didn't tell anyone else what happened. She still suffers from the trauma from what happened, but she continues to have a forceful relationship with Hayafuji who is now her best friend’s fiancee. One day, a rumor spreads that her student Yuki Niizuma is in a secret affair. Misuzu Hara, as his teacher, has a meeting with him to provide counseling.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku Studio

RIKI PROJECT

Kodansha

Shochiku

The Asahi Shimbun

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Cast

Mizusu Hara

Nao

Yuki Niizuma

Igari Soya

Minako Fuchino

Ayaka Miyoshi

Momoko Tanabe

Inoue Sora

Ryoko Kobayashi

The wife of the florist's boss

Reiko Mori

Munehiro Yoshida

Yuka Itaya

Bengal

Masami Hayafuji

Shunsuke Kazama

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Cast

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