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Feature film — 2013

Penance (2013)

7.14h 30mDrama

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

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Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Cast & crew

Kyoko Koizumi as Asako

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako

Yu Aoi as Sae Kikuchi

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi

Eiko Koike as Maki Shinohara

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara

Sakura Ando as Akiko Takano

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano

Chizuru Ikewaki as Yuka Ogawa

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa

Mirai Moriyama as Takahiro Otsuki

Mirai Moriyama

Takahiro Otsuki

Kenji Mizuhashi as Tanabe

Kenji Mizuhashi

Tanabe

Ryo Kase as Koji Takano

Ryo Kase

Koji Takano

Tomoharu Hasegawa as Keita Murakami

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Keita Murakami

Ayumi Ito as Mayu Murakami

Ayumi Ito

Mayu Murakami

Hirofumi Arai as Detective Moriya

Hirofumi Arai

Detective Moriya

Tetsushi Tanaka as Toshio Adachi

Tetsushi Tanaka

Toshio Adachi

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