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In the Wake

In the Wake

20217.12h 14m

Overview

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.

Directed by Takahisa Zeze
Written by Shichiri Nakayama, Tamio Hayashi, Takahisa Zeze
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Top Cast

Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Yasuhisa Tone

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Seiichiro Tomashino

Kaya Kiyohara

Kaya Kiyohara

Mikiko Maruyama

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kei Tōshima

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Kamisaki

Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi

Tomohiko Hasuda

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Tadakatsu Mikumo

Naoto Ogata

Naoto Ogata

Takeru Jonouchi

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Okunuki

Noriko Tomashino

Kazuki Namioka

Kazuki Namioka

Suzuki

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Themes & Keywords

japansocial workertsunamigriefrevenge killingtohokuwelfare workergreat east japan earthquakehuman mysterydisaster aftermath

About In the Wake

In the Wake is a thriller, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of japan, social worker, tsunami, grief, revenge killing, tohoku. Directed by Takahisa Zeze, it stars Takeru Satoh, Hiroshi Abe, Kaya Kiyohara. Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.

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