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Half a Confession (2004) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 10, 2004

Original Title:
半落ち

Alternate Titles:
Han-ochi
반 자백
사라진 이틀

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery

Production Companies:
"Hanochi" Film Partners
Sumitomo Corporation
TBS
Toei Company
Tokyo ASA Company

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 121

Overview from TheMovieDB

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.

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Production

Action Director:
Makoto Yokoyama

Director:
Kiyoshi Sasabe

Director of Photography:
Mutsuo Naganuma

Editor:
Hideaki Ohata

Gaffer:
Sosuke Yoshikado

Music:
Tamiya Terashima

Novel:
Hideo Yokoyama

Original Story:
Hideo Yokoyama

Producer:
Chiharu Nakasone
Yoshihiro Kojima
Kazuya Hamana

Screenplay:
Toshiyuki Tabe
Kiyoshi Sasabe

Sound Recordist:
Yasuo Takano

Theme Song Performance:
Naotaro Moriyama

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