is a 1996

1996 in film

Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...

 Japan

Japan

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ese pink film directed by Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

 and scripted by his wife, screenwriter Kyōko Godai. It won the Best Film fourth place award at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

 ceremony. Actor-director Kazuhiro Sano

Kazuhiro Sano

is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...

 was given the Best Actor, 2nd place award for his performance in this film.

Synopsis

Ms. Kajikawa, a new female high school teacher, volunteers to serve as a subject for Mr. Ezaki's art class. She becomes the object of SM activities at the hands of both the teacher and his class.

Cast

• Runa Hayama
• Kazuhiro Sano
  Kazuhiro Sano
  is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...
  
  
• Moto Ōno
• Kaori Nishiyama

Awards

At the third annual Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

 awards ceremony, covering 1996, SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students was named the fourth best pink film release of the year. The lead male actor in the film, prominent pink film actor and director Kazuhiro Sano

Kazuhiro Sano

is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...

, was given the award for Best Actor, 2nd place for his performance in SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students .

Availability

Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

filmed SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students for his own Cement Match production company and Office Burroughs. Xces released it theatrically in Japan on August 23, 1996. Xces re-released the film on May 17, 2002 under the title,