Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

2010–2010· 95 min· Documentary, Drama, Mystery

Adapted from the book with the same title by Ryusho Kadota, a journalist who followed the "Hikari City Mother and Child Murder Case" that took place in Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1999, the drama is a fictionalized human story of a bereaved family that suffered repeated setbacks and was on the verge of despair, but continued to fight on with the support of others.

Cast: Yosuke Eguchi, Hidekazu Mashima, Rie Mimura

Director: Kan Ishibashi