Poster for the movie Penance

Penance

2013 • 270 minutes
Drama

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

Picture of Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako

Picture of Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi

Picture of Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara

Picture of Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano

Picture of Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa

Picture of Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Takahiro Otsuki

Picture of Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Tanabe

Picture of Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Koji Takano

Picture of Tomoharu Hasegawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Keita Murakami

Picture of Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Mayu Murakami

Picture of Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Detective Moriya

Picture of Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Toshio Adachi

Picture of Erika Omata

Erika Omata

Young Sae Kikuchi

Picture of Manatsu Kimura

Manatsu Kimura

Young Maki Fujiwara

Picture of Asumi Kikuchi

Asumi Kikuchi

Young Akiko Takano

Picture of Kyoka Shibata

Kyoka Shibata

Young Yuka Ogawa

Picture of Hazuki Kimura

Hazuki Kimura

Emili Adachi

Picture of Chigusa Takaku

Chigusa Takaku

Picture of Atsuko Hirata

Atsuko Hirata

Aunt Yoko

Picture of Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

Kaori

Picture of Shoko Takada

Shoko Takada

Picture of Seika Kuze

Seika Kuze

Sae's Mother

Picture of Narushi Ikeda

Narushi Ikeda

Picture of Kazuaki Shimizu

Kazuaki Shimizu

Picture of Hirota Otsuka

Hirota Otsuka

Teacher Maruyama

Picture of Jyonmyon Pe

Jyonmyon Pe

Picture of Kota Yokoyama

Kota Yokoyama

Masayuki Adachi

Picture of Kaoru Mizuki

Kaoru Mizuki

Maki's Mother

Picture of Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Picture of Chika Uchida

Chika Uchida

Picture of Nanaka Fujii

Nanaka Fujii

Wakaba Takano

Picture of Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Young Koji Takano

Picture of Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Akiko's Father

Picture of Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Akiko's Mother

Picture of Sae Abe

Sae Abe

Mayu Ogawa

Picture of Kenji Uchikura

Kenji Uchikura

Policeman Ando

Picture of Michi Yamamura

Michi Yamamura

Picture of Masaaki Akahori

Masaaki Akahori

Picture of Miako Tadano

Miako Tadano

Suzuhana Aoki

Picture of Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Chikada

Picture of Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Hiroaki Aoki