Nobuhiro Doi
Oguri Shun, Hoshino Gen , Yutaka Matsushige, Kanji Furutachi
142 mins
2020
Japan
15
Japanese
Yes
Digital
Part of the The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2022 Season
Eiji (Oguri Shun) is a determined newspaper reporter writing an investigative piece on a high-profile unsolved extortion case dating back over thirty years, involving the blackmailing of several confectionary companies by a gang of criminals. Meanwhile, a tailor living Kyoto, Toshiya (Hoshino Gen), makes a strange discovery when going through the possessions of his late father – a cassette tape recording of his own childhood voice with a threatening message. Was he involved in the case? As both men try to solve their own mysteries, their paths soon cross and they face the surprising truth behind the crime.
Inspired by one of the biggest cold cases that shook Japan, this award-winning film, partially shot on location in the UK, boasts a stellar cast and is a real masterpiece of its kind rarely seen in recent years.
This screening includes a pre-recorded introduction from director Nobuhiro Doi.
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