Teacher's suitcase
2003, Japanese. Directed by Teruhiko Kuze.
Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass - from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms - Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Teruhiko KuzeDirector
- Kyoko KoizumiOmachi Tsukiko
- Akira EmotoSensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
- Fuyuki MotoSatoru Nakata
- Kosuke ToyoharaKojima Takashi
- Kirin KikiSensei's ex-wife
- Midori KiuchiNishino Sensei
- Simon YotsuyaMitsui Sensei
- Edo YamaguchiSatoru's cousin
- BengalMatsumoto Hiroshi
- Satsuki MikiTsukiko's classmate (Ikue)
- Megumi NishimutaTsukiko's classmate (Tamami)
- Haruka KatoFumiyo Omachi
Details
- Released
- 11 March 2003
- Original title
- センセイの鞄 (Sensei no Kaban)
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tomomi Tsutsui
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Teacher's suitcase runs 155 minutes (2h 35m).
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Teacher's suitcase isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 March 2003. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Teacher's suitcase?
Teacher's suitcase (2003) was directed by Teruhiko Kuze and stars Kyoko Koizumi, Akira Emoto, Fuyuki Moto.