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Why did the girl have to lose her memory?
“Scientist of the heart: Narumi Saku's challenge”
8.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 30m•NR• Japanese
DramaMysteryTV Movie
Storyline
When the suspect of an arson case refuses to cooperate with the investigation, the detectives search his house and find a locked-up little girl. She doesn't talk and there are no clues to her identity, so assistant psychology professor Narumi Saku is asked to counsel her.
Cast & Crew
Tomohisa Yamashita
Narumi Saku
Lead
Fumino Kimura
Abiko Miori
Yōsuke Asari
Abiko Kento
Konomi Watanabe
Nao
Kazuki Namioka
Nakazawa Wataru
Muga Tsukaji
Ando Jiro
Takehiro Kimoto
Konno Minoru
Yasuhi Nakamura
Seta Koji
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shunsuke Morita's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Why did the girl have to lose her memory? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
