Japan Synopsis
贖罪
“God may forgive you, but she never will.”
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
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The 2012–2014 Japan Window
Penance holds position #148 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Penance premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2782nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,268 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #551 of 1,933 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Django Films, WOWOW |
| Runtime | 4h 30m |
| Release Date | May 29, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2043616 |
| Official Site | www.musicboxfilms.com |