After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.
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Mao Inoue
Erina Akiyama
Known for
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
I Give My First Love to You
Hiromi Nagasaku
Kiwako Nonomiya
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True Mothers
Doppelgänger
Eiko Koike
Chigusa Ando
Known for
Legal High
Tokyo Swindlers
Yōko Moriguchi
Etsuko Akiyama
Known for
Shoplifters
I Give My First Love to You
Tetsushi Tanaka
Takehiro Akiyama
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Dollhouse
Miwako Ichikawa
Kumi Sawada
Known for
Ghost Cat Anzu
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Mitsuru Hirata
Yuzo Sawada
Known for
The Asadas!
Fukushima 50
Gekidan Hitori
Takashi Kishida
Known for
Golden Slumber
Dororo
Kimiko Yo
Angel
Known for
Departures
Sanctuary
Min Tanaka
Taki
Known for
47 Ronin
Modest Heroes
Jun Fubuki
Masae Sawada
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
The Boy and the Heron
Tomekichi Himuka
army lieutenant colonel
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Snow White with the Red Hair
Hitori Shizuka
Izuru Narushima Director · Satoko Okudera Screenplay Mitsuyo Kakuta Author
First release April 29, 2011 · Produced in Japan · Production Nikkatsu Corporation, Amuse Soft Entertainment
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Shochiku
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Amuse Soft Entertainment
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Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
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Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yomiuri Shimbun Company
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CHUOKORON-SHINSHA
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Django Film
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Japan
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Original title
八日目の蟬
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 29, 2011
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