Half a Confession

Half a Confession

2004
2h 1m
8.0

8.0/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Mystery Crime
Overview

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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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TBS Sumitomo Corporation Tokyo ASA Company "Hanochi" Film Partners Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

based on novel or book confession redemption alzheimer's disease terminal illness police officer courtroom mercy killing family tragedy moral dilemma euthanasia ethics

Quick Facts

Original Title 半落ち
Release Date January 10, 2004
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0442256

Cast

Akira Terao
Akira Terao

Soichiro Kaji

Mieko Harada
Mieko Harada

Keiko Kaji

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka

Keigo Fujibayashi

Mayu Tsuruta
Mayu Tsuruta

Yoko Nakao

Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura

Manabu Uemura

Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tsuyoshi Ihara

Morio Sase

Kyūsaku Shimada
Kyūsaku Shimada

Yousuke Saito
Yousuke Saito

Ikuji Nakamura
Ikuji Nakamura

Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano

Yasuhito Shimao
Yasuhito Shimao

Kosuke Toyohara
Kosuke Toyohara

Key Crew

Kiyoshi Sasabe
Director
Toshiyuki Tabe
Screenplay
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Screenplay
Chiharu Nakasone
Producer
Yoshihiro Kojima
Producer
Kazuya Hamana
Producer