Half a Confession (2004): Cast & Box Office
Half a Confession is a 2004 mystery drama directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe, starring Akira Terao as Soichiro Kaji, Mieko Harada and Hoshi Ishida. It runs 2 hours 1 minute and earned $14.6 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 1m (121 min)
- Director
- Kiyoshi Sasabe
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- TBS
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Half a Confession About?
The premise of Half a Confession without spoilers.
Soichiro Kaji walks into police headquarters and confesses to murdering his wife, who, afflicted with early‑onset Alzheimer’s after their son’s death, had asked to die. The 48‑hour gap between the alleged killing and his confession fuels police doubt, prompting them to hide the case. The story starts as a thriller but quickly becomes a moral study.
Half a Confession Cast & Characters
Akira Terao leads the cast as Soichiro Kaji, with Mieko Harada as Keiko Kaji and Hoshi Ishida as Toshiya Kaji. Directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Kiyoshi Sasabe
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Akira Terao as Soichiro Kaji - Mieko Harada as Keiko Kaji
- Hoshi Ishida as Toshiya Kaji
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Jun Kunimura as Manabu Uemura
Also Starring in Half a Confession
· 34 more- Kirin Kiki Yasuko Shimamura
- Kyûsaku Shimada
- Hisashi Igawa
- Renji Ishibashi
- Hidetaka Yoshioka Keigo Fujibayashi
- Takashi Sasano
- Masaki Terasoma
- Reiko Takashima Akiko Uemura
- Tomoko Naraoka Dr. Takaki
- Hirotaro Honda
- Toshiyuki Nishida
- Tsuyoshi Ihara Morio Sase
- Issey Takahashi
- Seiichi Tanabe
- Kosuke Toyohara
- Ryosei Tayama
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- Ikuji Nakamura
- Kaoru Okunuki
- Mayu Tsuruta Yoko Nakao
- Yousuke Saito
- Kyôhei Shibata Kazumasa Shiki
- Shirô Namiki
- Daisuke Nagakura
- Taiju Nakane
- Saburo Tamura
- Anzu Nagai Manabu Uemura's daughter
- Masuyo Iwamoto
- Tetsuhiro Sai
- Yasuhito Shimao
- Mitsuru Kato
- Toshiaki Ogawa
- Takako Ariyasu
- Sayuri Murase
- Tomoko Kubota
More from Kiyoshi Sasabe
More films directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe: Love and the Grand Tug-of-war, Three Sisters, Tokyo Refugees and My SO Has Got Depression.
Half a Confession Box Office
Half a Confession grossed $14.6 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$14.6M
- International
- $14.6M
Half a Confession Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Han-ochi” and “반 자백”.
- Also known as
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- Han-ochi
- 반 자백
- 사라진 이틀
- 한오치
- 半自白
- Полупризнание
- Půl pravdy
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Half a Confession FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Half a Confession, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Half a Confession?
Half a Confession runs 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
When was Half a Confession released?
Half a Confession was released on January 10, 2004.
Who directed Half a Confession?
Half a Confession was directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
More films by Kiyoshi Sasabe Who is in the cast of Half a Confession?
Half a Confession stars Akira Terao as Soichiro Kaji, Mieko Harada as Keiko Kaji and Hoshi Ishida as Toshiya Kaji, among 38 credited actors.
How much did Half a Confession make at the box office?
Half a Confession grossed $14.6 million worldwide.
Does Half a Confession have a post-credit scene?
No. Half a Confession has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Half a Confession in?
The original language of Half a Confession is Japanese.
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