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Penance
Penance

Penance

God may forgive you, but she never will.

Genres

Drama

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The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

270 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

29 May 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi

Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Takahiro Otsuki

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Tanabe

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Koji Takano

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Keita Murakami

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Mayu Murakami

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Detective Moriya

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Toshio Adachi

Erika Omata

Erika Omata

Young Sae Kikuchi

Manatsu Kimura

Manatsu Kimura

Young Maki Fujiwara

Asumi Kikuchi

Asumi Kikuchi

Young Akiko Takano

Kyoka Shibata

Kyoka Shibata

Young Yuka Ogawa

Hazuki Kimura

Hazuki Kimura

Emili Adachi

Chigusa Takaku

Chigusa Takaku

Atsuko Hirata

Atsuko Hirata

Aunt Yoko

Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

Kaori

Shoko Takada

Shoko Takada

Seika Kuze

Seika Kuze

Sae's Mother

Narushi Ikeda

Narushi Ikeda

Kazuaki Shimizu

Kazuaki Shimizu

Hirota Otsuka

Hirota Otsuka

Teacher Maruyama

Jyonmyon Pe

Jyonmyon Pe

Kota Yokoyama

Kota Yokoyama

Masayuki Adachi

Kaoru Mizuki

Kaoru Mizuki

Maki's Mother

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Chika Uchida

Chika Uchida

Nanaka Fujii

Nanaka Fujii

Wakaba Takano

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Young Koji Takano

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Akiko's Father

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Akiko's Mother

Sae Abe

Sae Abe

Mayu Ogawa

Kenji Uchikura

Kenji Uchikura

Policeman Ando

Michi Yamamura

Michi Yamamura

Masaaki Akahori

Masaaki Akahori

Miako Tadano

Miako Tadano

Suzuhana Aoki

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Chikada

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Hiroaki Aoki

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