The Motive

Original title: 理由

Duration: 160 min

Release date: 2004-12-18

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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.

Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie

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Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

as Ishikawa, Police

as Yuji Yashiro

as Satoko Sunagawa

as Nobuko Katakura

as Takahiro Koito

as Toshiko Takarai

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Takahito Hosoyamada

Takahito Hosoyamada

as Yasutaka Takarai

as Katsuyuki Akiyoshi

Masami Hisamoto

Masami Hisamoto

as Mutsuo Takarai

as Ayako Takarai

as Izumi Shinoda

Danshi Tatekawa

Danshi Tatekawa

as Tatsuo Takarai

as Takako Koito

as Kinue Ishida

as Shizuko Koito

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

as Kazuki Hayakawa

as Shinji Koito

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

as Yoshifumi Katakura

as Yukari Ishida

Masaru Miyazaki

Masaru Miyazaki

as Naomi Ishida

as Taeko Katakura

as Fusao Ariyoshi

Satomi Kobayashi

Satomi Kobayashi

as Atsuko Kitahata

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

as Naozumi Ishida

as Katsuko Akiyoshi

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

as Naotaka Ishida

Shingo Yanagisawa

Shingo Yanagisawa

Wakako Shimazaki

Wakako Shimazaki

as Rich young man

Mitsutoshi Ishigami

Mitsutoshi Ishigami

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Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Terumichi Yamazaki

Terumichi Yamazaki

Kôichi Takeuchi

Kôichi Takeuchi

Production Design

Kosuke Yamashita

Kosuke Yamashita

Original Music Composer

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Kyōko Ōbayashi

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