Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestTaira Kei has a talent for contemporary dance since he was young and went to study in Germany to join a dance company in his teens. He has won several international competitions and was referred to as a “prodigy”. However, he encountered a setback in the middle and got frustrated. He returned to Tokyo and takes a part-time work while he tries to re-capture his dream. Nishihara Yui is a Chemisty teacher in her 30s, working at a prestigious high school. Even while continuing a love affair with a married colleague, she was still lonely until she meets Kei and gets swallowed in passion.
Acting
Kamenashi's raw physicality as a dancer falling apart
Direction
Tsukahara's intimate framing makes every touch feel illicit
Kazuya Kamenashi
Kei Taira
Kyoko Fukada
Yui Nishihara
Akari Hayami
Ayako Noguchi
Fuka Koshiba
Sora Takeuchi
Yusuke Onuki
Yuto Ichinose
Natsuko Akiyama
Haruko Ueda
Susumu Terajima
Shigeyoshi Tajima
Yumi Aso
Mariko Nishihara
Katsuhisa Namase
Taro Takayanagi
Mio Miyatake
Kanae Maruyama
Reiko Kataoka
Satoko Takayanagi
Mizuki Sashide
Nana Hattori
Jyunya Kawashima
Toru Mamiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kamenashi trained extensively with professional contemporary dancers for months, performing most routines himself without doubles.
The series sparked debate in Japan about its portrayal of teacher-student boundaries, though Yui's student status is technically false—she's a teacher too, just younger.
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