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The Motive

The Motive

20042h 40mFilm

Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie

69

6.9(9)

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.

Top Cast

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Ishikawa, Police

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Yuji Yashiro

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Satoko Sunagawa

Saki Terashima

Saki Terashima

Nobuko Katakura

Takuro Atsuki

Takuro Atsuki

Takahiro Koito

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Caretaker

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Toshiko Takarai

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Yoshio Sato

Takahito Hosoyamada

Takahito Hosoyamada

Yasutaka Takarai

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Katsuyuki Akiyoshi

Masami Hisamoto

Masami Hisamoto

Mieko Kasai

Bengal

Bengal

Mutsuo Takarai

Nae Yuuki

Nae Yuuki

B-ko

Mai Hosho

Mai Hosho

Toshiko

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ayako Takarai

Yuri Nakae

Yuri Nakae

Writer

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Akie Sato

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Izumi Shinoda

Details

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Status: Released
Release: 2004-12-18
Runtime: 2h 40m
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: JA
Score: 69%

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