A new primary school teacher struggles to deal with his new students and their over-protective parents. When he learns that one of his pupils is being abused, he decides to do something about it.
Acting
Kengo Kora's restrained desperation says everything his character can't.
Direction
Mipo O lets silence do the screaming. Unbearably precise.
Director
Mipo O
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects real Japanese educational pressures where teacher-parent power dynamics often silence intervention. The 'woman director' keyword matters—Mipo O is one of few female voices in this male-dominated industry tackling systemic failures.
The title's irony deepens: 'being good' in Japanese institutional context means maintaining harmony, not protecting the vulnerable. Taku's 'goodness' becomes his destruction.
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