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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

+142
Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Half a Confession
7.9
2h 1m

Half a Confession

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.

Overview

Half a Confession (2004) is rated ⭐ 7.889/10.
Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.

Awards & Recognition

5 wins & 10 nominations total

Top Cast

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Soichiro Kaji

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Keiko Kaji

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Keigo Fujibayashi

Mayu Tsuruta

Mayu Tsuruta

Yoko Nakao

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Manabu Uemura

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Morio Sase

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

Acting

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke Saito

Acting

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Acting

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Acting

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