is a 2007 Japanese film directed by

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, starring

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and

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Plot

Based on a true story, the film is the story of a young man charged with groping on a train. Following the events depicted in the film, which end in a conviction and his decision to appeal, in real life his appeal was rejected by supreme court and his sentence to 18 months of prison has been confirmed.

Cast

* Masako Motai * Koji Yamamoto *

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Release

The film premiered at the

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in November 2006 in the United States and distributed by

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in Japan on January 20, 2007. It was later shown in New York City on January 11, 2007. It was Japan's submission to the

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for the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as the Best Film at the 2008

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* Films directed by Masayuki Suo 2000s Japanese-language films Japanese crime drama films 2007 films 2000s legal films Japanese courtroom films Films about miscarriage of justice Rail transport films Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Toho films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub