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Sham (2025)

Sham poster
Original title
でっちあげ 〜殺人教師と呼ばれた男
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genre
drama, thriller
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
PG12
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teacher is falsely accused of abusing students in a scandal that destroys his reputation and life. The film follows his struggle to clear his name and the impact of the accusation on everyone involved.

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What happens

『でっちあげ 〜殺人教師と呼ばれた男』(でっちあげ さつじんきょうしとよばれたおとこ)は、2025年6月27日に公開された日本映画。監督は三池崇史、主演は綾野剛。PG12指定。 2003年に日本で初めて教師による児童へのいじめが認定された体罰事件を取材、第6回新潮ドキュメント賞を受賞した福田ますみのルポルタージュ『でっちあげ 福岡「殺人教師」事件の真相』の映画化作品。また、監督の三池と主演の綾野は2009年公開の映画『クローズZERO Ⅱ』以来、約16年ぶりのタッグとなる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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