

Confessions
2010-06-04 · 107 min · ★ 7.6
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tetsuya Nakashima
- Production companies
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Licri, Nippan Group Holdings, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), TOHO, TSUTAYA Group, Futabasha, Faith Wonderworks, Yahoo! Japan
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 45,203,103
Top Cast
Takako MatsuYuko Moriguchi
Masaki OkadaYoshiteru Terada
Yoshino KimuraNaoki's Mother
Yukito NishiiShuya Watanabe
Kaoru FujiwaraNaoki Shimomura
Ai HashimotoMizuki Kitahara
Naoki IchiiYusuke Hoshino
Kai InowakiYuma Maekawa
Yuiko KariyaRuna Miura
Naoya ShimizuTadashi Kanzaki
NonShuka Kiritani
Hotaru NomotoSaki Matsukawa
Ayaka MiyoshiAyaka Tsuchida
Kasumi YamayaYukari Naito
Ayuri YoshinagaAsuka Nonaka
Hirofumi AraiShuya's Father
Makiya YamaguchiMasayoshi Sakuranomiya
Ikuyo KurodaShuya's Mother
Mana AshidaManami Moriguchi
Yuko ArakiStudent (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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