Keiho

Original title: 39 keihô dai sanjûkyû jô

1999
2h 13m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

219

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama

Masaki Shibata Sinichi is a theater actor who murders a man and his wife. Masaki confesses the crime and alleges that the reason for it was that the woman, five months pregnant, had criticiz... Read allMasaki Shibata Sinichi is a theater actor who murders a man and his wife. Masaki confesses the crime and alleges that the reason for it was that the woman, five months pregnant, had criticized her show. It could be a very simple case to settle if it were not for the "mitigating l... Read allMasaki Shibata Sinichi is a theater actor who murders a man and his wife. Masaki confesses the crime and alleges that the reason for it was that the woman, five months pregnant, had criticized her show. It could be a very simple case to settle if it were not for the "mitigating liability" contemplated in the criminal system of Japan. Masaki must undergo a psychologica... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

219

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 4 nominations

Photos

More like this

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.2

7.1

6.6

7.0

5.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

7.4

Storyline

Edit

User reviews4

Review

Featured review

Superb Japanese thriller full of suspense and interesting plot twists.

'Keiho' is a fascinating thriller dealing with memory, guilt and justice. A young actor is arrested for a brutal double murder. He confesses but pretty soon the possibility of him being mentally ill and therefore legally incompetent comes to the fore. A young female psychiatrist working on the case (called Kafka, interestingly enough!) becomes convinced that he is faking his apparent schizophrenia. All very good and 'Primal Fear' so far, but after that things get much more complicated, ambiguous and interesting. 'Keiho' is strongly acted, well written, and imaginatively directed, and will keep you guessing right until its' final scenes. Supposedly based on a true case, unresolved at the time of the movies original release, this is a real gem that beats 90% of Hollywood's lame and predictable thrillers at their own game. Try and see this one!