Confessions

"Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge."

2010 1h 47m JA

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7.6

BANGER

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81%

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7.7

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 1,031🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes★7.7IMDB · 44,847

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Synopsis

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Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.

“Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.”

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Cast

Takako Matsu
Yuko Moriguchi
Masaki Okada
Yoshiteru Terada
Yoshino Kimura
Naoki's Mother
Yukito Nishii
Shuya Watanabe
Kaoru Fujiwara
Naoki Shimomura
Ai Hashimoto
Mizuki Kitahara
Naoki Ichii
Yusuke Hoshino
Kai Inowaki
Yuma Maekawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Writers: Tetsuya Nakashima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, shot by Atsushi Ozawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Takako Matsu and Masaki Okada and Yoshino Kimura carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1590089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tetsuya Nakashima directs. Atsushi Ozawa behind the camera. Yoshiyuki Koike cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, shot by Atsushi Ozawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Yoshiyuki Koike shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Takako Matsu and Masaki Okada and Yoshino Kimura carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.".
6IMDB entry: tt1590089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 14 themes, including "japan", "based on novel or book", "child murder", "teacher".
8Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Atsushi Ozawa
Editing: Yoshiyuki Koike
Production design: Towako Kuwajima
Costume design: Hiromi Shintani
Makeup / hair: 山崎聡
VFX supervisor: Masahide Yanagawase
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Box office: $45,203,103
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Confessions (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 81% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 44,847 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

9 wins & 17 nominations total

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Community reviews

What people are saying

jt-pandey2025-08-04
★ 10/10
An audio-visual treat but beneath the beautiful facade, there's a lingering sense of dread and paranoia. 2 hours of deceit and doubts culminating in a climax that nobody can ever predict.
Alunauwie2026-01-01
★ 9/10
Confessions explores the moral void left by a legal system that fails to punish juvenile crime, unfolding a chilling revenge through quiet monologues and shifting perspectives. As each character’s inner justification is exposed, the film reveals how guilt, bullying, and false righteousness mutate into collective cruelty. Cold, controlled, and devastating, it portrays revenge not as rage—but as a meticulously planned shadow that never truly leaves. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)