Penance (2013)
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
Released: May 29, 2013
Runtime: 270 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike, Sakura Ando, Chizuru Ikewaki, Mirai Moriyama
Crew: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Director), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Teleplay), Kanae Minato (Novel), Yusuke Hayashi (Original Music Composer), Akiko Ashizawa (Director of Photography)