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Confessions

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A grieving mother turns into a cold-blooded avenger to pay back the people responsible for her daughter's death.

Critics Reviews

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Philip French Guardian 02/22/2011
A difficult film to like, an impossible one not to grudgingly admire. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 02/17/2011
2/5
I have to say that, despite its effective opening premise and some interestingly spacey mood-alterations and tonal shifts, I found it overcooked and overwrought, and sometimes quite implausible... Go to Full Review Dominic Radcliffe Little White Lies 02/17/2011
3/5
An engaging and undeniably interesting slant on the source of vendetta and the psychology behind violence and cruelty. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Jul 8
8/10
This is not a film for everyone, but for the viewers who do like dark, provocative, stylish filmmaking I’d go so far as to call it a must-see. Go to Full Review Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook 10/07/2015
"Confessions" was a bona fide cultural phenomenon that sent shockwaves through Japan's collective conscience before the tragic earthquakes and tsunami drove people further into soul-searching. Go to Full Review David Edwards Daily Mirror (UK) 02/18/2011
2/5
You'll need caffeine on an IV drip to survive it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 06/13/2024 An hard hitting Drama that has great performances from the entire cast (including the child actors) and isn’t afraid to go dark and depressing See more frederick c 12/14/2023 The film was very captivating and didn't let you breathe for a second, impressive even with subtitles. Gave an intriguing insight into the world being played out, and educational to say the least. As a first Japanese film it was very good. See more S. C 08/18/2023 A bit may be hard to follow at times due to the narrative structure. Probably because I've never seen a movie before that has been edited like this. But other than that it's engaging and suspenseful. Soundtrack's good as well. I noticed some of Boris. See more 04/11/2023 This movie had strong characters with strong motivation and a gripping plot with a shocking plot twist at the end. The cinematics where unique and creative. My only complaint is the drawn out opening where the teacher gives plot exposition for 30mins. This could have been shortened. Overall a captivating unique experience definitely worth seeing yourself! See more 12/11/2021 Promising start, but at the end left with a kind of confusion. Worth watching it, but not thinking over. See more 10/16/2021 Good Story. But very Slow Running... See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Tetsuya Nakashima

Director

Takako Matsu

Yuko moriguchi

Masaki Okada

Yoshiteru terada

Yoshino Kimura

Naoki's mother

Kaoru Fujiwara

Actor

Kai Inowaki

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Movie Info

Synopsis A grieving mother turns into a cold-blooded avenger to pay back the people responsible for her daughter's death.
Director
Tetsuya Nakashima
Producer
Yuji Ishida, Genki Kawamura, Yutaka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kubota
Screenwriter
Tetsuya Nakashima
Production Co
Toho Company Ltd.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 46m