Traces of Sin
Tanaka is going through a tough time trying to support his younger sister Mitsuko, recently arrested and hold up in jail. As an investigative reporter, he immerses himself into a story about a shocking murder case gone cold; a family was brutally murdered a year ago and the case remains unsolved.
Kei Ishikawa
Casts & Crew
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Hikari Mitsushima
Keisuke Koide
Asami Usuda
Yui Ichikawa
Tomoya Nakamura
Wakana Matsumoto
Hidekazu Mashima
Mari Hamada
Mitsuru Hirata
Marika Matsumoto
Also Directed by Kei Ishikawa
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Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan's future.