Sham
When a young student shows signs of trauma, his parents act swiftly against his middle school teacher. But all may not be as it seems, leading the scales of justice to tip in fascinating, heartbreaking ways.
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Cast
17 people
Go Ayano
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Ko Shibasaki
Known for
47 Ronin
The Boy and the Heron
Kazuya Kamenashi
Known for
Lumberjack the Monster
Gokusen
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Known for
The Hidden Blade
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Masahiro Takashima
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Kingdom
Fumino Kimura
Known for
Love Life
City Hunter
Ken Mitsuishi
Known for
THE DAYS
Audition
Kazuki Kitamura
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Rie Minemura
Known for
After the Storm
Burn the House Down
Ayaka Higashino
Also in
Ghost Killer
Ochoyan
Kaoru Kobayashi
Known for
Princess Mononoke
THE DAYS
Kisuke Iida
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Kamen Rider
Takashi Miike Director · Hayashi Mori Screenplay Masumi Fukuda Author
United States release June 9, 2025 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Tokyo, OLM
Production
Toei Video Company
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
OLM
Production
Japan
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Original title
でっちあげ 〜殺人教師と呼ばれた男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
United States · June 9, 2025
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Japan · June 27, 2025
Theatrical
Australia
August 22, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
Canada
July 30, 2025 · Premiere · Fantasia Film Festival
China
June 13, 2025 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · Hanabi Festival
May 19, 2026 · Premiere · Cannes Junior Screen
September 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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