The Crimes That Bind (2018 film)

The Crimes That Bind (祈りの幕が下りる時, Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki; "When the Prayer Curtain Falls") is a 2018 Japanese crime drama film directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa based on the novel by Keigo Higashino.^[3]

The Crimes That Bind
Directed by	Katsuo Fukuzawa
Screenplay by	Lee Jeong Mi
Based on	Inori no Maku ga Oriru toki by Keigo Higashino
Starring	Hiroshi Abe Nanako Matsushima Junpei Mizobata Rena Tanaka Midoriko Kimura Setsuko Karasuma Shunpūtei Shōta Mitsuhiro Oikawa Ran Ito Fumiyo Kohinata Tsutomu Yamazaki
Cinematography	Masahiro Suda
Edited by	Masashi Asahara
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Production companies	Toho Tokyo Broadcasting System Mainichi Broadcasting System Dentsu Kodansha Mainichi Shimbun Pony Canyon Shigeta Office Pivot Plus Music Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Tohoku Broadcasting Company Hokkaido Broadcasting TBS Radio [1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	January 27, 2018 (2018-01-27)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$23.2 million[2]

Plot

The film centers around the discovery of the body of Michiko Oshitani. Clues, including handwriting at the scene, link her death to the death of the mother of the main character, Kyoichiro Kaga.

Cast

• Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga
• Nanako Matsushima as Hiromi Asai
• Junpei Mizobata as Shūhei Matsumiya
• Rena Tanaka
• Midoriko Kimura
• Setsuko Karasuma
• Shunpūtei Shōta
• Shōzō Uesugi
• Kunihiro Suda
• Takuma Oto'o
• Marie Iitoyo as Hiromi Asai (20 years old)
• Hiyori Sakurada as Hiromi Asai (14 years old)
• Hiroko Nakajima
• Toshiaki Megumi (cameo)
• Anne Watanabe (cameo)
• Teruyuki Kagawa (cameo)
• Mitsuhiro Oikawa
• Ran Ito
• Fumiyo Kohinata as Tadao Asai
• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Takamasa Kaga

Box office

The film took in USD $13 million in its Japanese Box Office run. It earned an additional $9,886,245 in China and $197,883 in Hong Kong, bringing its worldwide box office total to $23.2 million.^[4]

See also

• Shinzanmono
• The Wings of the Kirin
• Nemuri no Mori