13 Kaidan
2003 · Movie · 122 min. · Japan
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Based on an award-winning novel by Kazuaki Takano, the thriller stars veteran actor Tsutomu Yamazaki (of “Tampopo” fame, brilliant as usual here) as an aging prison guard who is hired to find a killer in order to prove the innocence of a condemned man on death row. He takes on a young ex-con (Takashi Sorimachi) as his assistant in search of the murderer. The movie not just delivers good doses of suspense and murder mystery, but also gives sincere portrayal as to life and death (and death penalty) issues.
Direction Masahiko Nagasawa
Cast Takashi Sorimachi · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Kankurô Kudô · Shôfukutei Tsurube · Rena Tanaka · Tetsuya Bessho · Susumu Terajima · Hiroyuki Miyasako · Ren Osugi · Naomi Nishida · Sabu Kawahara · Kôjun Itô · Hiroshi Yamamoto · Sanshô Shinsui
Soundtrack Nick Wood
Screenplay Tadashi Morishita · Kazuaki Takano
Cinematography Junichi Fujisawa
Original title 13 Kaidan
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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