Kurîpî: Itsuwari no rinjin

"That man isn't my father… he's a total stranger."

Jun 18 2016 Not Rated 2h 10m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.

Plot

Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is the only surviving family member from the case. Meanwhile, Takakura and his wife Yasuko recently moved into a new home. Their neighbor, Nishino, has a sick wife and a young teen daughter. One day, the daughter, Mio, tells him that the man is not her father and she doesn't know him at all.

Written by

Yutaka Maekawa, Chihiro Ikeda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Directed by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Kobunsha, The Asahi Shimbun, Asmik Ace, KDDI, Kinoshita Group, Shochiku

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
6,393
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA