Movie: Darkness in the Light

Top 8 Billed Cast

Kiichi Nakai
中井貴一

Makoto Sasano

Akira Terao
寺尾聰

Toshio Kanbe

Naomi Hosokawa
細川直美

Keiko Hanazawa

Nagiko Tono
遠野なぎこ

Emi Shimao

Yukiya Kitamura
北村有起哉

Koji Asakawa

Takayuki Katô
加藤隆之

Taro Noda

Renji Ishibashi
石橋蓮司

Detective Yoshida

Kazuo Kitamura
北村和夫

Takeo Nagata

  • HomePage

    日本の黒い夏 [冤enzai罪]

  • Overview

    A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer of 1994 to find himself the prime suspect in the biggest mass-murder case of the decade.

  • Release Date

    2001-02-17

  • Average

    6.833

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

Recommendations Movies

The Ballad of Narayama
75%

The Ballad of Narayama(ja)

1983-04-29

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

Vengeance Is Mine
76%

Vengeance Is Mine(ja)

1979-04-21

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Rainy Dog
68%

Rainy Dog(ja)

1997-06-28

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

Harmonium
66%

Harmonium(ja)

2016-10-08

Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.

Museum
67%

Museum(ja)

2016-11-12

In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.

The Young One
69%

The Young One(en)

1960-09-05

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

All Day and a Night
62%

All Day and a Night(en)

2020-05-01

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

Tokyo Family
73%

Tokyo Family(ja)

2013-01-18

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

Barron's Cove
66%

Barron's Cove(en)

2025-06-06

When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.

The Visit
72%

The Visit(en)

1964-05-06

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...

Mr. Long
73%

Mr. Long(ja)

2017-04-22

Long is a Taiwanese killer known for his sword skills. After Long fails a Tokyo mission, he moves to a small town where no one knows about him.

The Virtuoso
59%

The Virtuoso(en)

2021-04-30

Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

Penance
73%

Penance(ja)

2013-05-29

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
59%

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius(en)

2004-04-30

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

Suburbicon
59%

Suburbicon(en)

2017-10-26

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

The Eel
69%

The Eel(ja)

1997-05-12

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

Violent Saturday
68%

Violent Saturday(en)

1955-04-01

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
67%

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman(en)

2021-08-16

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

Little Boy Blue
61%

Little Boy Blue(en)

1997-06-01

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

The Crimes That Bind
73%

The Crimes That Bind(ja)

2018-05-24

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