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Half a Confession (2004)

★ 7.9/10 121 min Drama, Mystery, Crime Japan Japanese
Original Story: Hideo Yokoyama
Novel: Hideo Yokoyama
Screenplay by: Toshiyuki Tabe, Kiyoshi Sasabe
Streaming: Not available

Description

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.

Top Cast

Akira Terao
Akira Terao Soichiro Kaji
Mieko Harada
Mieko Harada Keiko Kaji
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka Keigo Fujibayashi
Mayu Tsuruta
Mayu Tsuruta Yoko Nakao
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura Manabu Uemura
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tsuyoshi Ihara Morio Sase
Kyusaku Shimada
Kyusaku Shimada
Yousuke Saito
Yousuke Saito

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