Top Cast
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Ayako Wakao
Ayako Takigawa
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Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Osamu Kôda
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Eitarō Ozawa
Ryôkichi Takigawa
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Haruko Mabuchi
Rie Munakata
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Jun Negami
Lawyer Sugiyama
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Hideo Takamatsu
Public Prosecutor Kasai
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Tōru Konoki
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Yūji Moriya
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Fumiko Murata
Overview
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
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Possession
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Gone Girl
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Earthquake Bird
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Not Easily Broken
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Blind
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Deep Water
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Match Point
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Persuasion
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