Kiyoshi KUROSAWA 黒沢清
Penance Teil 1
贖罪
Nippon Visions ½
This TV mini-series is based on a novel by CONFESSIONS-author Kanae MINATO. It is the shocking portrayal of tragic events as seen from the viewpoints of five women, revealing the poison and darkness lurking in the human heart – effortlessly weaving elements of revenge film, horror fantasy and family drama into an emotionally shattering effect.
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Penance Teil 1 (NC 2013)
贖罪
Shokuzai
Japan 2012
300 minutes
Director
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
Script
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA based on a novel by Kanae MINATO
Cinematography
Akiko ASHIZAWA
Music
Yusuke HAYASHI
Production
Django Film, Wowow
World sales
Free Stone Productions
Cast
Kyoko KOIZUMI, Teruyuki KAGAWA, Yu AOI, Eiko KOIKE, Sakura ANDO
About Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
黒沢清
Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, born in Kobe in 1955, began his career as an assistant director for veterans such as Shinji SOMAI. His international breakthrough came with CURE (1997 / NC ‘16). He won the Prix Un Certain Regard twice at the Cannes Film Festival: in 2008 for TOKYO SONATA (NC ‘16) and in 2015 for JOURNEY TO THE SHORE (NC ‘16). He also taught for 20 years at Tokyo University of the Arts in Yokohama. He received the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the Nippon Connection Film Festival 2016.