Cinema International: Japanese Film Series 2019
»Lehrerspiele« (The Games Teachers Play)

Japan 1992, 106 minutes, directed by Hideyuki Hirayama, screenplay by Hiroshi Saito
original language with German subtitles

Tokyo in the early 90s: Mikami Shûhei is a teacher who believes that students must observe school rules and take responsibility; those who disobey shall be punished. Harassed by her classmates, Yûko, Mikami’s daughter commits arson. Mikami’s cry for help had gone unheard … The film is based on a collection of essays by secondary school teachers against the growing violence in Japanese schools.

In cooperation with the Munich City Library (Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft in Bayern e. V., Munich)