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The Motive

The Motive

The Motive

6.4(8 votes)

December 18, 2004

2h 40m

Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie

Overview

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.

Director

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Writers

Fumio Ishimori, Miyuki Miyabe, Nobuhiko Obayashi

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Cast

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Ishikawa, Police

Ryo Kase

Yuji Yashiro

Toshie Negishi

Satoko Sunagawa

Saki Terashima

Nobuko Katakura

Takuro Atsuki

Takahiro Koito

Wakaba Irie

Ittoku Kishibe

Caretaker

Tokie Hidari

Toshiko Takarai

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Yoshio Sato

Takahito Hosoyamada

Takahito Hosoyamada

Yasutaka Takarai

Toru Minegishi

Katsuyuki Akiyoshi

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