Mon June 09 - 5:15 PM
World Premiere
Sham
Spotlight Narrative
Feature | Japan | 129 MINUTES | Japanese | English subtitlesDrama, Thriller
From superstar auteur Takashi Miike comes this searing true crime thriller, an indictment of groupthink and the class and educational systems of contemporary Japan. Miike, iconic director of over 60 films — including Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins, and Audition — brings tremendous formal rigor and aching empathy to this tale, based on a 2007 book by journalist Masumi Fukuda, of a young teacher accused of inciting terrible violence among his middle school students and the shocking repercussions that echoed through the country as a result.
Featuring incredible, nuanced performances by some of Japan’s top actors, including Kazuya Kamenashi (Lumberjack the Monster, Joker Game), Ken Mitsuishi (Audition, Shin Godzilla) and Ko Shibasaki (Battle Royale, 47 Ronin), Miike, with the skills of a master, leads us down a twisting narrative path of injustice, fear and fury. This really is white-knuckle, edge-of-your-seat moviemaking; gripping, heartbreaking and startling, Sham is a powerful courtroom drama of the highest order.—Jonathan Penner
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Director
Takashi Miike
Producer
Kenichi Wasano, Keiichi Hashimoto, Misako Saka, Shigeji Maeda
Screenwriter
Hayashi Mori
Cinematographer
Hideo Yamamoto (JSC)
Editor
Naoichiro Sagara
Cast
Go Ayano, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ken Mitsuishi
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