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)
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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 Kaoru Fujiwara ... Naoki Shimomura
Ai Hashimoto ... Mizuki Kitahara
Hirofumi Arai ... Shuya's Father
Makiya Yamaguchi Makiya Yamaguchi ... Masayoshi Sakuranomiya
Ikuyo Kuroda Ikuyo Kuroda ... Shuya's Mother
Mana Ashida ... Manami Moriguchi (Yuko's Daughter)
Soichiro Suzuki Soichiro Suzuki ... Professor Seguchi
Kinuo Yamada Kinuo Yamada ... Miyuko
Hiroko Ninomiya Hiroko Ninomiya
Tsutomu Takahashi Tsutomu Takahashi ... Mr. Tokura
Yûta Kanai ... College Pupil
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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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Drama | Thriller

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The 7th highest grossing film in Japan in 2010. See more »

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. See more »

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Yuko Moriguchi: [about Shuya Watanabe] I was so disappointed to hear he wasn't being bullied anymore. I thought it best to surround him with hostile classmates until either he killed himself, or one of them did it for him. I guess you're a nicer bunch than I thought, yea?
Mizuki Kitahara: [freaked out] Ma'am...
Child at restaurant: [randomly gives Moriguchi a strawberry bonbon] Here you go!
Yuko Moriguchi: [smiling] Thanks!
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Farewell
Performed by Boris
Written by Atsuo, Wata and Takeshi
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I kept thinking about it.
15 June 2011 | by hoang_hai_linh97See all my reviews

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.


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Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

5 June 2010 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$45,203,103
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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