Movie·2004·2h 40m
The Motive
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 理由
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.
Written By
Fumio Ishimori
Producer
Yukihiro Toda, Terumichi Yamazaki
Cinematography
Yudai Kato
Music
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Takehiro Murata
Ishikawa, Police
Ryo Kase
Yuji Yashiro
Toshie Negishi
Satoko Sunagawa
Saki Terashima
Nobuko Katakura
Takuro Atsuki
Takahiro Koito
Wakaba Irie
Ittoku Kishibe
Caretaker
Tokie Hidari
Toshiko Takarai
Kyusaku Shimada
Shin'ya Ohwada
Yoshio Sato
Takahito Hosoyamada
Yasutaka Takarai
Toru Minegishi
Katsuyuki Akiyoshi
Masami Hisamoto
Mieko Kasai
Bengal
Mutsuo Takarai
Nae Yuuki
B-ko
Mai Hosho
Toshiko
Ayumi Ito
Ayako Takarai
Yuri Nakae
Writer
// crew
Crew
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
Fumio Ishimori
Screenplay
Kosuke Yamashita
Original Music Composer
Yukihiro Toda
Producer
Terumichi Yamazaki
Producer
Yudai Kato
Director of Photography
Kyōko Ōbayashi
Producer
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