The Crimes That Bind

2018 1h 59m JA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 56

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Synopsis

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Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Abe
Kyoichiro Kaga
Nanako Matsushima
Hiromi Asai
Junpei Mizobata
Yuhei Matsumiya
Rena Tanaka
Tokiko Kanamori
Fumiyo Kohinata
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Takamasa Kaga
Ran Ito
Yuriko Tajima
Hiyori Sakurada
Hiromi Asai (14-years-old)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
Writers: Masami Ri
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Shinzanmono Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor 朝原正志 shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hiroshi Abe and Nanako Matsushima and Junpei Mizobata carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7080138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Katsuo Fukuzawa directs. Yugo Kanno scores. 朝原正志 cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Shinzanmono Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor 朝原正志 shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hiroshi Abe and Nanako Matsushima and Junpei Mizobata carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7080138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Yugo Kanno
Editing: 朝原正志
Production design: Takanori Onishi
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Crimes That Bind (2018)

Part of

Shinzanmono Collection

Shinzanmono is the name given to a newcomer. In this case, the newcomer is Kaga Kyōichirō (played by Hiroshi Abe) an experienced detective who is newly transferred to Nihonbashi Police Station in Tokyo. A woman has been murdered and he has been assigned to the team investigating the murder. As the story unfolds he finds out more about the woman, her family, and the last days of her life; hopefully leading up to the apprehension of the culprit. In the process, he uncovers the secrets of some of those who were somehow tied up in the murdered woman's life, who may, or may not have been suspects, but who were hiding truths that needed to be told.