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written and directed by

Kōji Fukada is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Tokyo, Fukada had a father who was a film aficionado and he watched many films on VHS when he was young. It was when he was 19 years old studying at Taisho University and disco ...

. It was entered into numerous international film festivals, including

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Plot

Home nurse Ichiko works for the Oishi family, where she is treated as a full member. In addition to nursing bedridden grandmother Tōko, she also helps daughters Motoko and Saki with their exams in her free time. One day, Saki, the younger sister, is abducted. When Saki is finally found by the police and the abductor turns out to be Ichiko's nephew, a media frenzy follows which slowly drives Ichiko into social isolation. Motoko, who over time has become a friend and confidante, first supports, but later denounces Ichiko, publicly giving away a secret from Ichiko's past which the trusting Ichiko had told her in private. Ichiko, forced to quit her job and left by her fiancé, develops a desire for revenge.

Cast

Mariko Tsutsui is a Japanese actress. Personal life Tsutsui graduated from Kōfu Daiichi High School in Yamanashi Prefecture. She dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University. She later graduated from the Waseda University School of Social Sciences. As well as a ...

as Ichiko *

Mikako Ichikawa is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa. Biography Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion magazine ''Olive'' ...

as Motoko Oishi * Miyu Ozawa as Saki Oishi * Sōsuke Ikematsu as Kazumichi Yoneda * Ren Sudo as Tatsuo Suzuki, Ichiko's nephew *

Mitsuru Fukikoshi is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Aomori Prefecture, Fukikoshi moved to Tokyo at age 19 and joined the Wahaha Honpo theater troupe. Since leaving Wahaha in 1999, he has appeared in many films and television dramas, while continuing to act on ...

as Kenji Tozuka * Nahoko Kawasumi as Yōko Oishi, the mother * Hisako Ōkata as Tōko Oishi, the grandmother * Kentez Asaka as Reporter

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Girl Missing, A 2019 films 2019 drama films Films shot in Japan French drama films Japanese drama films Films set in Chiba Prefecture 2010s French films 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films