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Confessions

Original title: Kokuhaku
  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
39K
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Confessions (2010)
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  • Drama
  • Thriller
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
39K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tetsuya Nakashima
  • Writers
    • Kanae Minato(based on the novel by)
    • Tetsuya Nakashima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takako Matsu
    • Yoshino Kimura
    • Masaki Okada
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tetsuya Nakashima
  • Writers
    • Kanae Minato(based on the novel by)
    • Tetsuya Nakashima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takako Matsu
    • Yoshino Kimura
    • Masaki Okada
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 139User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer [OVS]
    Trailer 1:40
    Official Trailer [OVS]

    Photos103

    Yukito Nishii in Confessions (2010)
    Masaki Okada in Confessions (2010)
    Ayaka Miyoshi in Confessions (2010)
    Takako Matsu in Confessions (2010)
    Confessions (2010)
    Ai Hashimoto and Yukito Nishii in Confessions (2010)
    Confessions (2010)
    Takako Matsu in Confessions (2010)
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    Takako Matsu
    Takako Matsu
    • Yuko Moriguchias Yuko Moriguchi
    Yoshino Kimura
    Yoshino Kimura
    • Yuko Shimomura (Naoki's mother)as Yuko Shimomura (Naoki's mother)
    Masaki Okada
    Masaki Okada
    • Yoshiteru Teradaas Yoshiteru Terada
    Yukito Nishii
    Yukito Nishii
    • Shuya Watanabeas Shuya Watanabe
    Kaoru Fujiwara
    • Naoki Shimomuraas Naoki Shimomura
    Ai Hashimoto
    Ai Hashimoto
    • Mizuki Kitaharaas Mizuki Kitahara
    Hirofumi Arai
    Hirofumi Arai
    • Shuya's Fatheras Shuya's Father
    Makiya Yamaguchi
    • Masayoshi Sakuranomiyaas Masayoshi Sakuranomiya
    Ikuyo Kuroda
    • Shuya's Motheras Shuya's Mother
    Mana Ashida
    Mana Ashida
    • Manami Moriguchi (Yuko's Daughter)as Manami Moriguchi (Yuko's Daughter)
    Soichiro Suzuki
    • Professor Seguchias Professor Seguchi
    Kinuo Yamada
    • Miyukoas Miyuko
    Hiroko Ninomiya
    Tsutomu Takahashi
    • Mr. Tokuraas Mr. Tokura
    Yûta Kanai
    Yûta Kanai
    • College Pupilas College Pupil
    Naoki Ichii
    • Hoshinoas Hoshino
    Kai Inowaki
    Kai Inowaki
    • Takahiroas Takahiro
    Yûko Araki
    Yûko Araki
    • Director
      • Tetsuya Nakashima
    • Writers
      • Kanae Minato(based on the novel by)
      • Tetsuya Nakashima(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shortlisted as Japan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Yuko Moriguchi: Just kidding.

    • Soundtracks
      Last Flowers
      Performed by Radiohead

      Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien,

      Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway

    User reviews139

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Superb
    Sometimes I feel like I have to watch a lot of Asian thrillers just to find one that really works. For every 50 or so I watch, there will be only one 20th Century Boys or Confessions. The film works on pretty much every level, though it might be a bit hard to follow for some.

    The story starts with a pretty simple event. What you're completely unprepared for is that such a simple act will spiral completely out of control into an incredibly twisted series of events. You see...this is one of those movie that will tell (relatively) the same story from different angles and perspectives. That bit may throw some people off, but I promise it all makes sense if you're paying attention. And you should be paying attention, because watching the whole thing unravel is a hell of a lot of fun.

    Every movie has at least a couple drawbacks, however minor. One minor thing that kind of irritated me was the frequent use of slow motion shots. I understand using it to emphasize the importance of a shot, but this is just a little out of hand. Also, I wish some of the alternative tellings of events happened more linearly at some points. In some cases results are shown before the audience has a chance to even follow the story line to what leads to said action. But those are both minor nitpicks, really. On the whole, the movie is just plain excellent.
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    • May 8, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 2010 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kokuhaku
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • DesperaDo
      • Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
      • Licri
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $45,203,103
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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