Crime ·Drama · Japan · 2018 · 2h 6m

The Scythian Lamb

羊の木

Director

Cast

Ryo Nishikido as Hajime Tsukisue Fumino Kimura as Aya Ishida Ryuhei Matsuda as Ichirō Miyakoshi Kazuki Kitamura as Masashi Sugiyama Yûka as Rieko Ōta Mikako Ichikawa as Kiyomi Kurimoto

Crew

Akiko Ashizawa — Director of Photography Takashi Sato — Editor Masahito Kagawa — Screenplay Masahito Kagawa — Writer Yoko Ide — Producer

Synopsis

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.

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