
The Truth About Emanuel(2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.


Takashi Sorimachi
Junichi Migami

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Shoji Nango

Tsurube Shofukutei
Sugiura

Rena Tanaka
Ako Nango

Tetsuya Bessho
Nakamori

Susumu Terajima
Okazaki

Hiroyuki Miyasako
Minoru Terada

Ren Osugi
Norio Ando

Naomi Nishida
Kazuko Migami

Kankuro Kudo
Toru Kihara
Thirteen Steps is a drama, thriller film released in 2003. Directed by Masahiko Nagasawa, it stars Takashi Sorimachi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Tsurube Shofukutei. A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.
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A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

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