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CHiLDREN (2006)
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Original name: CHiLDREN チルドレン
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank robbery case with his senior at work, Jinnai. It is released safely, but Muto falls in love at first sight with Miharu, who was held hostage with him. Jinnai predicts Muto that he will meet her again and fall in love, and teaches Miharu's whereabouts. Meanwhile, the day after the incident, Muto was in charge of a boy named Shiro Kihara, who was guided by shoplifting. However, there was something wrong with Shiro's appearance toward his father. Then, Muto learns about Shiro's amazing secret, and the development itself begins suddenly...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller, dark, melancholic, noir
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, family problems, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, cold case, hostage situation, moral ambiguity, bank robbery, manipulation, adaptation, trauma, haunting, slow burn, investigative journalism, small town, police procedural, love at first sight, psychological drama
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, psychological and thrilling films with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, secret, uncover truth, slow burn, crime solving and mysterious disappearance mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like CHiLDREN: Vanished (2012), BORDER Redemption (2017), #Truth (2019), Kill Time (2016), Missing (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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852
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