CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 2h 1m

Half a Confession

77%(10)IMDbDramaMysteryCrime

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.

Directed byKiyoshi Sasabe

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 1m
Language
JA
Released
January 10, 2004
Studios
TBSSumitomo CorporationToei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Creative team
Directed by
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Written by
Toshiyuki Tabe
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Produced by
Chiharu Nakasone
Chiharu Nakasone
Yoshihiro Kojima

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