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Traces of Sin

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Tanaka engrosses himself with the cold case of a shocking murder, in which a perfect family was brutally murdered. As Tanaka interviews the family's friends, the idyllic image of the family changes when the interviewees reveal their hidden agendas.

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) 10/30/2017
4/5
A coldly mesmerising investigative thriller from Kei Ishikawa in which the cosy, middle-class family unit is revealed to be less nuclear than toxic. Go to Full Review James Marsh South China Morning Post 09/06/2017
3.5/5
Kei Ishikawa's enthralling adaptation of Tokuro Nukui's notoriously complex novel is by turns a grisly whodunit and scathing takedown of the respectable middle-classes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/05/2017 Great Japanese suspense/thriller. I didn't see the twist coming at all. Good character development and background stories. Wow, the men were all pretty awful,despite the imprisoned single mum accused of severe child neglect being the seeming villain. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kei Ishikawa

Director

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Tanaka

Hikari Mitsushima

Mitsuko

Keisuke Koide

Takou

Asami Usuda

Junko Miyamura

Yui Ichikawa

Emi Inamura
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Synopsis Tanaka engrosses himself with the cold case of a shocking murder, in which a perfect family was brutally murdered. As Tanaka interviews the family's friends, the idyllic image of the family changes when the interviewees reveal their hidden agendas.
Director
Kei Ishikawa
Producer
Makoto Kakurai
Screenwriter
Kôsuke Mukai
Production Co
TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual Co. Ltd., Office Kitano
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 0m