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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]

Half a Confession
DVD cover for Half a Confession (2004)
Directed by	Kiyoshi Sasabe[1]
Written by	Kiyoshi Sasabe Toshiyuki Tabe
Produced by	Sunao Sakagami
Starring	Akira Terao Mieko Harada Kyohei Shibata
Cinematography	Mutsuo Naganuma
Edited by	Hideaki Ohata
Music by	Tamiya Terajima
Distributed by	Toei
Release date	January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

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= (help)
• 半落ち(2003) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
• 半落ち (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

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