Synopsis
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.
Movie Information
- Director
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Writers
- Fumio Ishimori, Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Release Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 160 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (9 votes)
Top Cast
Takehiro Murata
Ishikawa, Police
Ryo Kase
Yuji Yashiro
Toshie Negishi
Satoko Sunagawa
Saki Terashima
Nobuko Katakura
Takuro Atsuki
Takahiro Koito
Wakaba Irie
Ittoku Kishibe
Caretaker
Tokie Hidari
Toshiko Takarai
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