Trailer: ‘Shunga Sensei’

By   |  Sep 26, 2023

‘Shunga Sensei’ (春画先生) is a 2023 Japanese comedy-drama written and directed by Akihiko Shiota.

The film revolves around a waitress who discovers a new artistic passion after she meets an eccentric shunga (erotic art from the Edo period) researcher. The cast includes Seiyo Uchino, Kana Kita, Rion Fukumuro, Tasuku Emoto, Kazuko Shirakawa, and Yumi Adachi.

Synopsis: Yumiko Haruno (Kana Kita) works as a waitress at a cafe that has been around for a long time. She spends her days aimlessly and without a dream for her future. On an ordinary day at her job, Yumiko notices middle-aged man Ichiro Haga (Seiyo Uchino) looking intently at shunga (Japanese erotic paintings that were popular during the Edo period). He suddenly talks to her and asks her what shunga is to her. Yumiko becomes interested in the eccentric shunga researcher and he invites her to visit his home to learn more. After his wife passed away, Ichiro has lived a reclusive life and concentrated solely on his study of shunga. Yumiko visits his home and begins to take shunga lessons from him. [Source: AsianWiki]

‘Shunga Sensei’ opens across Japan on October 13, 2023.

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