Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
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Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi

6.5 / 10 2013 2h 14mNR Japanese
Drama

Storyline

Kyoko (Sakura Ando) works as an insurance agent. Due to a series of unfortunate events, she brings shame to her family and has to leave her hometown. Shuichi (Tasuku Emoto) killed his drunken father to save his mother. After he is released from prison, he begins to work at a small factory in Tokyo.

Cast & Crew

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Kyoko

Lead
Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Shuichi

Soko Wada

Soko Wada

Ena Koshino

Ena Koshino

Cunning Takeyama

Cunning Takeyama

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eiji Okuda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker