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The Motive
The Motive

The Motive

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CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

160 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

18 December 2004

Country

Japan

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

Mai Hosho

Mai Hosho

Toshiko

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ayako Takarai

Yuri Nakae

Yuri Nakae

Writer

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Akie Sato

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Izumi Shinoda

Danshi Tatekawa

Danshi Tatekawa

Tatsuo Takarai

Miyoko Akaza

Miyoko Akaza

Takako Koito

Yôko Minamida

Yôko Minamida

Kinue Ishida

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Shizuko Koito

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Kazuki Hayakawa

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Shinji Koito

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

A-san

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Police

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Mutuo Toura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Yoshifumi Katakura

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Yukari Ishida

Masaru Miyazaki

Masaru Miyazaki

Naomi Ishida

Eri Watanabe

Eri Watanabe

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Taeko Katakura

Rokusuke Ei

Rokusuke Ei

Fusao Ariyoshi

Satomi Kobayashi

Satomi Kobayashi

Atsuko Kitahata

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Naozumi Ishida

Yuko Kotegawa

Yuko Kotegawa

Katsuko Akiyoshi

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Naotaka Ishida

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

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