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Kyôaku

Kyôaku

2013Movie⏱️ 2h 8m
Thriller
6.6
IMDB Rating
1,299 votes

Journalist Shuichi Fujii receives a letter from convicted killer Junji Sudo. Writing from death row, Sudo wants to confess to crimes unknown to the police. On visiting Sudo in prison, Fujii learns about a real estate broker called...

Director
Kazuya Shiraishi
Writers
Kazuya Shiraishi, Izumi Takahashi
Stars
Takayuki Yamada, Pierre Taki, Chizuru Ikewaki
Release Date
September 21, 2013
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan, Hong Kong
🏆 11
Wins
🎯 9
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📋 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Takayuki Yamada
Takayuki Yamada
as Shûichi Fujii
Pierre Taki
Pierre Taki
as Junji Sudô
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Chizuru Ikewaki
as Yôko Fujii
👤
Katsuya Kobayashi
as Kuniyuki Igarashi
👤
Yû Saitô
as Yoshimasa Hino
👤
Ryôtarô Yonemura
as Ken'ichi Sasaki
👤
Izumi Matsuoka
as Shizue Tôno
👤
Kazuko Shirakawa
as Yurie Ushiba
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Kazuko Fujii
Lily Franky
Lily Franky
as Takao Kimura

💰 Box Office

$1,364,339
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Happinet Pictures, Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, Kazumo Co.

🎯 Categories

JapaneseThriller

⭐ Featured Review

an interesting take on the origins of evil
by mjfhhh2020-04-01
9/10

"Sado, a death row prisoner, makes an astounding claim that he had an accomplice. He refers to his companion as Doc (teacher) and according to Sado's testimony Doc was the real mastermind behind the crimes. A young journalist Fuji is determined to uncover the truth, but is he being sent on a wild goose chase by a man ready to do anything to postpone his death sentence? THE DEVIL'S PATH is a thriller based on actual events, but according to the opening credit note none of the characters are real people. The film has a rather frustrating structure with an hour long "FLASHBACK&quot..."

📖 Synopsis

Journalist Shuichi Fujii receives a letter from convicted killer Junji Sudo. Writing from death row, Sudo wants to confess to crimes unknown to the police. On visiting Sudo in prison, Fujii learns about a real estate broker called...