Half a Confession

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

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]

Summary

Respected inspecter 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 suicuide 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 intrigingly silent defendant. Soichiro Kaji has drawn the interest of many: lawyer, judge, detective, relative... Slowly they weave the tale behind it all and tentively tread upon the question of euthanasia.

Cast

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

↑ Infobox data from 半落ち (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-16. and Han-ochi (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
↑ "Awards for Han-ochi (2004)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
↑ "The Japan Film Show – Victoria". Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

External links

Han-ochi (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
Half a Confession at AllMovie
半落ち (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
半落ち (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
半落ち(2003) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08. External link in |publisher= (help)
半落ち (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

Japan Academy Prize for Best Film

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
The Incident (1978)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
Station (1981)
Fall Guy (1982)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Funeral (1984)
Gray Sunset (1985)
House on Fire (1986)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
The Silk Road (1988)
Black Rain (1989)
Childhood Days (1990)
My Sons (1991)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
A Class to Remember (1993)
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
A Last Note (1995)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Begging for Love (1998)
Poppoya (1999)
After the Rain (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
Half a Confession (2004)
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (2005)
Hula Girls (2006)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Departures (2008)
Shizumanu Taiyō (2009)
Confessions (2010)
Rebirth (2011)
The Kirishima Thing (2012)
The Great Passage (2013)
The Eternal Zero (2014)
Our Little Sister (2015)

Films directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe

Chirusoku no Natsu (2003) Half a Confession (2004) Yunagi City, Sakura Country (2007) Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (2011)

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