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The Chaplain
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The Chaplain

2018-10-06 · 114 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

Saeki works with death-row convicts as a prison chaplain. He tries to instill the prisoners with a sense of morality and help them become a better person. He is a good communicator with the death-row convicts assigned to solitary cells. Saeki agonizes over whether his words really touches the prisoners and whether he is doing the right thing. Saeki also faces his past which he wants to forget. --asianwiki

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Directors
Dai Sako
Production companies
Mermaid Films, Copiapoa Film, Office Shirous
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ren OsugiRen OsugiSaeki
Reo TamaokiReo TamaokiTakamiya
Setsuko KarasumaSetsuko KarasumaNoguchi
Takeo GozuTakeo GozuShindo
Noboru OgawaOgawa
Kanji FurutachiKanji FurutachiSuzuki
Ken MitsuishiKen MitsuishiYoshida
Daiki FujinoDaiki FujinoYosuke Hasegawa

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