Why it may be worth watching
- Confessions combines Drama and Thriller elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.6/10 from 1,041 votes.
Movie
Confessions
Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
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Cast
Takako MatsuYuko Moriguchi
Masaki OkadaYoshiteru Terada
Yoshino KimuraNaoki's Mother
Yukito NishiiShuya Watanabe
Kaoru FujiwaraNaoki Shimomura
Ai HashimotoMizuki Kitahara
Naoki IchiiYusuke Hoshino
Kai InowakiYuma Maekawa
Yuiko KariyaRuna Miura
Naoya ShimizuTadashi Kanzaki
NonShuka Kiritani
Hotaru NomotoSaki Matsukawa
Ayaka MiyoshiAyaka Tsuchida
Viewing guide
Is Confessions right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Thriller, Mystery.
Content notes
A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include violence or peril. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
japanbased on novel or bookchild murderteachermurdermiddle schooljunior high schoolmurder mystery
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Reviews
jt-pandeyExternal review ·
An audio-visual treat but beneath the beautiful facade, there's a lingering sense of dread and paranoia. 2 hours of deceit and doubts culminating in a climax that nobody can ever predict.
AlunauwieExternal review ·
Confessions explores the moral void left by a legal system that fails to punish juvenile crime, unfolding a chilling revenge through quiet monologues and shifting perspectives. As each character’s inner justification is exposed, the film reveals how guilt, bullying, and false righteousness mutate into collective cruelty. Cold, controlled, and devastating, it portrays revenge not as rage—but as a meticulously planned shadow that never truly leaves.
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