Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2006)

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.

Director:

Masayuki Suo

Writer:

Masayuki Suo

Stars:

Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto, Kôji Yamamoto

19 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ryo Kase	...	Teppei Kaneko
Asaka Seto	...	Riko Sudo, Lawyer
Kôji Yamamoto	...	Tatsuo Saito
Masako Motai	...	Toyoko kaneko
Kôji Yakusho	...	Masayoshi Arakawa, Lawyer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hirotarô Honda	...	Hideo Mitsui
Yosuke Ishii	...	Keizo Hirayama
Toshiyuki Kitami	...	Takashi Miyamoto
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	Shogo Muroyama
Tôru Masuoka	...	Seiichiro Tamura
Ken Mitsuishi	...	Mitsuru Sada
Nao Ohmori	...	Koji Yamada
Shin'ya Ohwada	...	Toshio Hiroyasu
Toshinori Omi
Hidemi Sekiguchi	...	Supporter

Storyline

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] (English)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 January 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Even So, I Didn't Do It

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Altamira Pictures Inc., Fuji Television Network, Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Japan's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

User Reviews

An Innocent shall not be punished, even if 10 true offenders slip away

A man falsely accused of groping fights for his innocence. Groping leaves no evidence, and the Japanese courtrooms are heavily biased against the offender.

"Soredemo" is one of the greatest Japanese film I've seen to date. This movie deals with the horrifying truths behind the Japanese court system. Life-altering and inspirational movie. I haven't seen Kase Ryou in film before, but he handled this difficult role perfectly, excellent control of his emotions. The supporting cast is filled with actors I consider to be the most talented in acting skills, and they all gave great performances. Casting was incredibly well-done.

This movie was directed by the same person who did "Shall We Dance?" and the lead actor in that movie, Yakusho Kouji appears as the main lawyer. Direction, screenplay, and the story were absolutely perfect.

A must-watch film.