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Penance

Penance

God may forgive you, but she never will.

20137.34h 30m

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.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by Kanae Minato, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Produced by Nobuhiro Iizuka, 高嶋知美, Yumi Arakawa
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Top Cast

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi

Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Takahiro Otsuki

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Tanabe

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Koji Takano

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Keita Murakami

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Mayu Murakami

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookedited from tv series

About Penance

Penance is a drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, edited from tv series. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it stars Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike. 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.

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