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The Motive (2004)

Overview

DramaTV MovieMysteryCrime

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
based on novel or bookhomicide investigation
Nobuhiko Obayashi

Director

Nobuhiko Obayashi

ReleasedDec 18, 2004
Runtime2h 40m
StatusReleased
WOWOW
TOHO Studios

Top Cast

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Ishikawa, Police

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Yuji Yashiro

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Satoko Sunagawa

Saki Terashima

Saki Terashima

Nobuko Katakura

Takuro Atsuki

Takuro Atsuki

Takahiro Koito

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Caretaker

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Toshiko Takarai

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Yoshio Sato

Takahito Hosoyamada

Takahito Hosoyamada

Yasutaka Takarai

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Katsuyuki Akiyoshi

Masami Hisamoto

Masami Hisamoto

Mieko Kasai

Bengal

Bengal

Mutsuo Takarai

Nae Yuuki

Nae Yuuki

B-ko

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