Half a Confession
2004 Japanese film
- January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
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Half a Confession (半落ち, Han'ochi) is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]
Summary
Respected inspector Soichiro Kaji is imprisoned for killing his wife, Keiko, who, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, requested it. His colleagues at Tokyo Police Force discover that Kaji intended to commit suicide after killing her, but instead went away on a bullet train two days later. A suspicious item is found in his coat pocket that suggests Kaji was unfaithful. The incident makes headlines in Tokyo, where a young female reporter sets out to find the truth about the acclaimed yet intriguingly silent defendant. Soichiro Kaji has drawn the interest of many: lawyer, judge, detective, relative... Slowly they weave the tale behind it all and tentatively tread upon the question of euthanasia.
Cast
- Akira Terao: Soichiro Kaji
- Mieko Harada: Keiko Kaji
- Hidetaka Yoshioka
- Mayu Tsuruta
- Kyohei Shibata
- Kirin Kiki: Yasuko Shimamura
- Reiko Takashima
- Jun Kunimura
- Tsuyoshi Ihara
- Tomoko Naraoka
Reception
The film was nominated for twelve awards at the 2005 Japan Academy Prize, winning Best Film and Best Actor.[3] It also won the award for Best Actor at the 2005 Blue Ribbon Awards.
References
- ^ Infobox data from 半落ち (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 16 May 2009. and Han-ochi (2004) at IMDb
- ^ "Awards for Han-ochi (2004)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "The Japan Film Show – Victoria". Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
External links
- Han-ochi (2004) at IMDb
- Half a Confession at AllMovie
- 半落ち (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- 半落ち (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - 半落ち(2003) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- "Variety Japan" 半落ち (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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