

Make the Devil Laugh
2022-06-17 · 121 min · ★ 8.0
Kazuma kills his father in order to protect his mother and younger sister from violence. He begins life at a halfway house with an aim toward social rehabilitation and also works diligently at a scrap mill, but society has labeled him a “murderer”. Gradually, Kazuma loses hope.
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- Directors
- Ryuichi Mino
- Production companies
- ALPHA Entertainment
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Shuhei Handa
Masahiro Umeda
Mariko Akama
Tadashi Sakata
Mai Ohtani
Yoshinori Okada
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