My Teacher

My Teacher
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Takahiro Miki
Written by	Mari Okada
Based on	Sensei! by Kazune Kawahara
Produced by	Takashi Hirano
Starring	Toma Ikuta Suzu Hirose
Music by	mio-sotido
Production companies	CBC Dragonfly Entertainment Foster Plus Co. GyaO HBC J Storm MBS RKB Shueisha TBS Tokyu Agency Warner Bros. Japan
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Japan
Release date	October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) (Japan)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

My Teacher (先生!、、、好きになってもいいですか?, Sensei! ...Suki ni Natte mo ii Desuka?, "Teacher!...is it Okay for Me to Love You?") is a Japanese romantic drama film directed by Takahiro Miki and based on the manga series of the same name written by Kazune Kawahara.^[1]

Plot[]

Second year high school student and archery enthusiast Hibiki Shimada has never felt romantic love all her life. This comes despite befriending Megumi Chigusa and Kosuke Kawai, two lovestruck teenagers who shamelessly flaunt their feelings for the school's mathematics and visual arts teachers, Masato Sekiya and Sachiko Nakajima, respectively.^[2] One day, Hibiki wrongly sends Chigusa's love letter for Sekiya to Kosaku Ito, the school's history teacher. Volunteering to take it back, she ends up becoming attracted to him. Days after their meeting, Hibiki is further fascinated by Ito's kindness, as he is well-known among the school as a stern and cold person. Ito takes Hibiki to a hospital when he spots her limping with a wounded leg, helps her finish an assignment after hours, and frequently gives her a ride home. Meanwhile, Chigusa quietly drops her romantic pursuit when she finds out that Sekiya is in love with Nakajima. However, Hibiki and Kosuke learn shortly after that Nakajima is in love with Ito when they overhear her confession to Ito, who rejects her.

Eventually, Hibiki professes her love to Ito before the finals. She makes a deal with him: if she manages to score over 90 in the history test, he will allow her to love him. Along the way, Hibiki is discouraged from reaching her goal by Nakajima and Ito himself. She regains her spirit after a pep talk with Yusuke Fujioka, an archery student from a neighboring school. Her efforts bear fruit when the test results are out. During the cultural festival, she approaches Ito in a wedding dress and pledges that she will love him forever. Unexpectedly, Ito kisses her. The next day, words of the kiss spread among the school. Hibiki is suspended, while Ito is called for disciplinary action. When the two meet later, Ito decides to end their relationship. Dejectedly walking home, Hibiki is comforted by Fujioka, who confesses his feelings for her.

The result of the disciplinary meeting is announced the next day: Ito will leave his post. As she is still suspended, Hibiki does not learn about it until Chigusa hurriedly goes to her home and pleads her to meet with him one last time. Kosuke, angry at Ito's halfheartedness, gives him a tongue lashing about abandoning Hibiki, asking him whether the words he said at the disciplinary meeting — that he sincerely loves Hibiki — were lies. Each encouraged, Hibiki and Ito race for a final meeting, where Ito promises to wait until Hibiki's graduation for them to begin a relationship.

Around one and a half year later, Hibiki graduates. Chigusa has found love in an underclassman, while Kosuke is still attempting to woo Nakajima, this time as an adult. As she is walking home, Hibiki is greeted by Ito. She utters the wish to hold hands with him. The final scene shows them sharing their first kiss as a couple.

Cast[]

• Toma Ikuta as Kōsaku Itō
• Suzu Hirose as Hibiki Shimada
• Ryo Ryusei as Kōsuke Kawai
• Aoi Morikawa as Megumi Chigusa
• as Yūsuke Fujioka
• Tomoya Nakamura as Masato Sekiya
• Manami Higa as Sachiko Nakajima
• Akiko Yagi as Ryoko Shimada
• as Akihito Hashiba

Reception[]

The manga has over 5.7 million copies in print.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• My Teacher at IMDb
• My Teacher on 123moviess.co