The Brightest Sun (2026)
When a private detective is murdered, a former colleague and a trainee detective are sent to investigate. Along the way, they uncover a tragic truth that triggers memories from their own haunted pasts.
Director:
Tetsuya Nakashima
Writers:
Tetsuya Nakashima, Nobuhiro Monma.
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Hidetoshi Nishijima as |
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Hikari Mitsushima as |
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Kankuro Fuji as |
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Hanamiya Kuroki as |
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Shinya Tsukamoto as |
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Haru Kuroki as |
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Kankuro Kudo as |
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Ko Shibasaki as |
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Tsurutaro Kataoka as |
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Jiro Sato as |
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Koji Yakusho as |
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Yamazaki Nanami as |
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Hijiri Hirooka as |
| Directing | Tetsuya Nakashima | Director |
| Production | 菊地洋平 | Executive Producer |
| Production | Akira Ishii | Executive Producer |
| Production | 前田利文 | Producer |
| Writing | 打海文三 | Original Story |
| Writing | 打海文三 | Novel |
| Writing | Tetsuya Nakashima | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nobuhiro Monma | Screenplay |
| Production | Yasunori Naruse | Executive Producer |
| Production | 青木智紀 | Producer |
| Production | Yutaka Tamura | Producer |
| Camera | Shigeki Akiyama | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hironori Ito | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hironori Ito | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Toshihiro Isomi | Production Design |
| Art | China Hayashi | Production Design |
| Art | Tetsuji Tatsuta | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hiromi Shintani | Costume Coordinator |
| Editing | Yoshiyuki Koike | Editor |
| Sound | Yuma Koda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Keisuke Tominaga | Music Producer |
| Directing | Yamaguchi Masayuki | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 山田一洋 | Assistant Director |