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Confessions is a film of genre Drama directed by Tetsuya Nakashima released in USA on 11 november 2010 with Takako Matsu
Confessions (2010)
Kokuhaku
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Add to a movie listConfessions (告白, Kokuhaku) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, based on housewife-turned-author Kanae Minato's 2008 debut mystery novel that won the 2009 Honya Taisho award (Japan Booksellers Award).
The film was both a commercial and critical success. It was awarded Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize and 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards and was shortlisted at the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Synopsis
Junior high school teacher Yuko Moriguchi (Takako Matsu) announced to her class that she would resign before spring break. Moriguchi revealed that because the HIV-positive biological father of her daughter Manami was ill, she used to bring Manami (Mana Ashida) to school with her. One day, after school, she returned to the room where Manami was but found her gone. Her daughter was later found drowned in a school swimming pool.Actors
Takako Matsu
(Yuko Moriguchi)
Masaki Okada
(Yoshiteru Terada)
Yoshino Kimura
(Naoki's Mother)
Mana Ashida
(Manami Moriguchi)
Ai Hashimoto
(Mizuki Kitahara)
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