Kokuhaku (2010)

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

Director:

Tetsuya Nakashima

Writers:

Kanae Minato (based on the novel by), Tetsuya Nakashima (screenplay)

Stars:

Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada

8 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takako Matsu	...	Yuko Moriguchi
Yoshino Kimura	...	Yuko Shimomura (Naoki's mother)
Masaki Okada	...	Yoshiteru Terada
Yukito Nishii	...	Shuya Watanabe
Kaoru Fujiwara	...	Naoki Shimomura
Ai Hashimoto	...	Mizuki Kitahara
Hirofumi Arai	...	Shuya's Father
Makiya Yamaguchi	...	Masayoshi Sakuranomiya
Ikuyo Kuroda	...	Shuya's Mother
Mana Ashida	...	Manami Moriguchi (Yuko's Daughter)
Soichiro Suzuki	...	Professor Seguchi
Kinuo Yamada	...	Miyuko
Hiroko Ninomiya
Tsutomu Takahashi	...	Mr. Tokura
Yûta Kanai	...	College Pupil

Storyline

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese schoolgirl | japanese high school girl | miniskirt | mini skirt | tube sock | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

5 June 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Confessions

Company Credits

Production Co:

DesperaDo,Hakuhodo DY Media Partners,Licri

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Tetsuya Nakashima''s first non-comedy film.

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Goofs

At the 1:24:49 mark, when Yuko is crying on her knees in the street, a distance shot shows her getting up. Almost immediately, just 2 seconds later, we are shown a close-up of her suddenly back down on the ground. Then 6 seconds later, we see a distant view with the same shot of her getting up again.

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Quotes

Yuko Moriguchi: I don't know how effective milk will be on thirteen year-old bodies and minds, but I'm sure we'll see some changes in you come the March health checkups.

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Soundtracks

Farewell
Performed by Boris
Written by Atsuo, Wata and Takeshi

User Reviews

I kept thinking about it.

Kokuhaku (or Confessions) is a real winner from Japan. Just like the title, the movie is about the Confessions of a group of people. After each confession, a new detail is added into the story until it became a complete story at the end.

I feel empty. Very disturbing. The movie remains dark and cold from the beginning until the end. A great thing in this movie is that you don't know who you should hate. Yes, it's obvious that they have done something terribly wrong, but after each confession, they suddenly became the victim, and then after the movie finished, you ended up feeling the sympathy for every characters.

The acting in this movie is absolutely fabulous. Just look at those eyes of the students. Cold and heartless. I watched it with my mouth wide open. The plot is perfect. I don't know what to complain. There are even some bloody scenes added to it, which make the movie more interesting.

I love it.