

Forgiven Children
2020-06-01 · 134 min · ★ 6.5
While fooling around with a self-made crossbow, Kira accidentally kills his classmate Itsuki. For lack of evidence, the young student is found innocent. However, his trial is widely covered by the mass media, and the following uproar from society won’t leave his family untouched.
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- Directors
- Eisuke Naito
- Production companies
- L'ESPACE FILM, SPACE SHOWER FILMS
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Yu UemuraKira
Yoshi KuroiwaKira's Mother
Yukino NaguraMomoko
Go JibikiTakehiko Kuramochi
Akana Ikeda
Ryûju Sumikawa
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