The Motive
6.9
9 votes
2004
2h 40m
Crime
Drama
Mystery
TV Movie
Overview
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Top cast
Takehiro Murata
Ishikawa, Police
Ryo Kase
Yuji Yashiro
Toshie Negishi
Satoko Sunagawa
Saki Terashima
Nobuko Katakura
Takuro Atsuki
Takahiro Koito
Wakaba Irie
Ittoku Kishibe
Caretaker
Tokie Hidari
Toshiko Takarai
Kyusaku Shimada
Shin'ya Ohwada
Yoshio Sato
Takahito Hosoyamada
Yasutaka Takarai
Toru Minegishi
Katsuyuki Akiyoshi
Masami Hisamoto
Mieko Kasai
Bengal
Mutsuo Takarai
Nae Yuuki
B-ko
Mai Hosho
Toshiko
Ayumi Ito
Ayako Takarai
Yuri Nakae
Writer
Miyuki Matsuda
Akie Sato
Mikako Tabe
Izumi ShinodaDetails
Status
Released
Release date
December 18, 2004
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Japanese
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