Penance (2013)

  • NR
  • 07/24/2013 (BE)
  • Drama
  • 4h 30m

God may forgive you, but she never will.

Overview

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.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Director

Kanae Minato

Novel

Cast

Kyoko Koizumi's headshot

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako
Yu Aoi's headshot

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi
Eiko Koike's headshot

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara
Sakura Ando's headshot

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano
Chizuru Ikewaki's headshot

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa
Mirai Moriyama's headshot

Mirai Moriyama

Takahiro Otsuki
Kenji Mizuhashi's headshot

Kenji Mizuhashi

Tanabe
Ryo Kase's headshot

Ryo Kase

Koji Takano

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