Gukoroku - Traces of Sin (2017)
Tanaka is going through a tough time trying to support his younger sister Mitsuko, recently arrested and on hold in jail. An investigative reporter, he immerses himself into a story about a shocking murder case gone cold. The "perfect" family – successful businessman, beautiful wife and adorable child – were brutally murdered a year ago and the case remains unsolved. Tanaka interviews their friends and acquaintances, and as stories of their true nature unfold, he begins to discover that the family was not as ideal as believed.
Director:
Kei Ishikawa
Writer:
Kosuke Mukai
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Satoshi Tsumabuki as Takeshi Tanaka |
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Hikari Mitsushima as Mitsuko |
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Keisuke Koide as Hiroki Takou |
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Asami Usuda as Junko Miyamura |
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Yui Ichikawa as Megumi Inamura |
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Tomoya Nakamura as Takayuki Ogata |
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Wakana Matsumoto as Yukie Natsuhara |
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Hidekazu Mashima as Masato Watanabe |
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Mari Hamada as Misako Tachibana |
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Mitsuru Hirata as Shigeo Sugita |
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Marika Matsumoto as Reiko Yamamoto |
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Daiki Fujino as Daiki Mitsuhashi |
| Sound | Takashi Ohmama | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Kei Ishikawa | Director |
| Writing | Kosuke Mukai | Screenplay |
| Crew | Piotr Niemyjski | Cinematography |
| Writing | Tokuro Nukui | Novel |
| Editing | Yoshinori Ota | Editor |
| Production | Makoto Kakurai | Producer |
| Editing | Kei Ishikawa | Editor |
| Lighting | Kenjiro So | Gaffer |
| Production | Masato Date | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Seiji Moriguchi | Costumer |
| Production | Takio Yoshida | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Kazumi Kawashiro | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Hirofumi Kawaguchi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kimifumi Shinoda | Set Decoration |