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73% Critic Match
The Crimes That Bind
7.3 / 10• 2018• 1h 59m•NR• Japanese
MysteryThrillerCrime
Storyline
Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother
Cast & Crew
Hiroshi Abe
Kyoichiro Kaga
Lead
Nanako Matsushima
Hiromi Asai
Junpei Mizobata
Yuhei Matsumiya
Rena Tanaka
Tokiko Kanamori
Fumiyo Kohinata
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Takamasa Kaga
Ran Ito
Yuriko Tajima
Hiyori Sakurada
Hiromi Asai (14-years-old)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Katsuo Fukuzawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Crimes That Bind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
