An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
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The people behind it
Rentaro Mikuni
Ryôsaku Morimoto
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son
Orie Satō
Ritsuko, Yoshio's wife
Sachiko Murase
Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wife
Choei Takahashi
Takeya Nakamura
Reiko Tajima
Saeko Nogawa
Kumiko Takeda
Naoko, Yoshio's daughter
Tetta Sugimoto
Takao, Yoshio's son
Koichi Sato
Masakane Yonekura
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