The Crimes That Bind
Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother
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About The Crimes That Bind
The Crimes That Bind is a 2018 Japanese-language mystery, thriller and crime film directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa. The cast is led by Hiroshi Abe, Nanako Matsushima, Junpei Mizobata. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 100 ratings.
The Crimes That Bind was produced by MacLotus, TBS, and TOHO and made in Japan. It was released on May 24, 2018.
- Director
- Katsuo Fukuzawa
- Writers
- Jeong-mi Lee
- Release date
- May 24, 2018
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- MacLotus, TBS, TOHO
The Crimes That Bind cast & crew
The Crimes That Bind was directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa and written by Jeong-mi Lee.
The cast features Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga, Nanako Matsushima as Hiromi Asai, Junpei Mizobata as Yuhei Matsumiya, Rena Tanaka as Tokiko Kanamori, Tsutomu Yamazaki as Takamasa Kaga, and Ran Ito as Yuriko Tajima.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yugo Kanno and it was produced by FUJII Kazufumi and Takashi Hirano.
Is The Crimes That Bind worth watching?
The Crimes That Bind holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 52 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed mystery films.
At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy mystery, thriller, and crime, The Crimes That Bind is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Crimes That Bind
Hiroshi Abe
Kyoichiro Kaga
Nanako Matsushima
Hiromi Asai
Junpei Mizobata
Yuhei Matsumiya
Rena Tanaka
Tokiko Kanamori
Fumiyo Kohinata
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Takamasa Kaga
Ran Ito
Yuriko Tajima
Hiyori Sakurada
Hiromi Asai (14-years-old)
Nobuhiro Fukushima
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The Crimes That Bind runs 1 hours 59 minutes (119 minutes).
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It holds a 7.3/10 audience score from 52 ratings.
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