5.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Perfect Education (1999)
The Perfect Education (1999)
Overview
Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her that he had a failed marriage which leaves him a deep and everlasting scar in his mind. He kidnaps her in search of a perfect marriage and intends to lock her in the room and 'educate' her to perform perfect sex where body and soul are united.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.4
Overview
Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her that he had a failed marriage which leaves him a deep and everlasting scar in his mind. He kidnaps her in search of a perfect marriage and intends to lock her in the room and 'educate' her to perform perfect sex where body and soul are united.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores the psychological complexities of power dynamics and unconventional relationships, focusing on individual experiences and taboo subjects rather than promoting a specific political ideology or offering a clear political solution.
The movie features a predominantly Japanese cast, consistent with its origin, and does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative, a psychological drama, portrays a male character in a negative light due to his criminal actions, but this portrayal is not framed as a central critique of traditional identities from a broader DEI perspective.
Secondary
The film features a central character, Hitomi, whose gender identity is revealed as a late-stage plot twist. This revelation, while adding to her complex and manipulative persona as a kidnapper, functions as a shock element. This narrative choice risks reinforcing harmful stereotypes that link trans identity with deception or abnormality, leading to a net negative portrayal.
The film 'The Perfect Education' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on a problematic heterosexual student-teacher relationship, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an adaptation of a novel. There is no indication that any character canonically established as one gender in the source material was portrayed as a different gender in the film. The characters' genders appear consistent with their original depictions.
The film is a Japanese production based on a Japanese novel, featuring Japanese characters portrayed by Japanese actors. There is no evidence of any character being established as a different race in the source material or prior adaptations.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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