The Motive (2004)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.722 |
Directed By
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Crew
Fumio Ishimori
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Miyuki Miyabe
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Kosuke Yamashita
Takeji Sano
Terumichi Yamazaki
Sotaro Manabu
Tetsuo Ôya
Kôichi Takeuchi
Yukihiro Toda
Yudai Kato
Kyôko Ôbayashi
TOP CAST
Takehiro Murata
Ishikawa, Police
Ryo Kase
Yuji Yashiro
Toshie Negishi
Satoko Sunagawa
Saki Terashima
Nobuko Katakura
Takuro Atsuki
Takahiro Koito
Ittoku Kishibe
Caretaker
Tokie Hidari
Toshiko Takarai
Shin'ya Ohwada
Yoshio Sato
Takahito Hosoyamada
Yasutaka Takarai
Toru Minegishi
Katsuyuki Akiyoshi
Masami Hisamoto
Mieko Kasai
Bengal
Mutsuo Takarai
Nae Yuuki
B-ko
Mai Hosho
Toshiko
Ayumi Ito
Ayako Takarai
Yuri Nakae
Writer
Miyuki Matsuda
Akie Sato
Mikako Tabe
Izumi Shinoda
Danshi Tatekawa
Tatsuo Takarai
Miyoko Akaza
Takako Koito
Yōko Minamida
Kinue Ishida
Jun Fubuki
Shizuko Koito
Renji Ishibashi
Kazuki Hayakawa
Tatsuo Yamada
Shinji Koito
Akaji Maro
A-san
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Police
Nenji Kobayashi
Mutuo Toura
Akira Emoto
Yoshifumi Katakura
Aoi Miyazaki
Yukari Ishida
Masaru Miyazaki
Naomi Ishida
Kin Sugai
Taeko Katakura
Rokusuke Ei
Fusao Ariyoshi
Satomi Kobayashi
Atsuko Kitahata
Hiroshi Katsuno
Naozumi Ishida
Yuko Kotegawa
Katsuko Akiyoshi
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Naotaka Ishida
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