Confessions

Confessions

7.6IMDb Score
Released:2010-06-04
Duration:107 min
Country:Japan
Director:Tetsuya Nakashima
Actors:Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura, Yukito Nishii, Kaoru Fujiwara
Production:Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Licri, Nippan Group Holdings, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), TOHO, TSUTAYA Group, Futabasha, Faith Wonderworks, Yahoo! Japan

Overview:

Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.

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