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The Scythian Lamb
The Scythian Lamb

The Scythian Lamb

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CrimeDrama

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Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

03 February 2018

Country

Japan

Cast

Ryo Nishikido

Ryo Nishikido

Hajime Tsukisue

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Aya Ishida

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ichirō Miyakoshi

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Masashi Sugiyama

Yûka

Yûka

Rieko Ōta

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Kiyomi Kurimoto

Shingo Mizusawa

Shingo Mizusawa

Hiroki Fukumoto

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Katsumi Ōno

Yuji Nakamura

Yuji Nakamura

Tatsuo Amenomori

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

Tokiko Naito

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Shota Tashiro

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

Ryosuke Getsumatsu

Satoru Matsuo

Satoru Matsuo

Isao Sudo

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Taeko Shimura

Shinsuke Suzuki

Shinsuke Suzuki

Ryosaku Kamisaki

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Atsushi Meguro

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

Masatoshi Kihara

Masatoshi Kihara

Tsuyoshi Nakano

Tsuyoshi Nakano

Daichi

Daichi

Kazunari Murakami

Kazunari Murakami

Ryujin Suzuki

Ryujin Suzuki

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