
The Crimes That Bind
Seen it?2018 | 119 min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Evil Under the Sun or Murder on the Orient Express, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$23 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
- Hiroshi AbeKyoichiro Kaga
- Nanako MatsushimaHiromi Asai
- Junpei MizobataYuhei Matsumiya
- Rena TanakaTokiko Kanamori
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Tsutomu YamazakiTakamasa Kaga
- Ran ItoYuriko Tajima
- Hiyori SakuradaHiromi Asai (14-years-old)
- Nobuhiro Fukushima
- Yujiro Taki