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Sabaku

Sabaku

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Sabaku

2000

1h 0m

3.8(4 votes)

Horror

Crime

Overview

This gender-swapped take on the horrific murder case of Junko Furuta shows how Jun Furuta's father tracks down the juveniles who murdered his son to find out why his son had to die and to exact his revenge.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Kazuhiro Sano

Kazuhiro Sano

Father

Kiyomi Itō

Kiyomi Itō

Mother

Mikio Sato

Jun Furuta

Takatoshi Tonegawa

Masashi

Kazuhiko Tatsuzawa

Kazuhiko Tatsuzawa

Tomo

Yuki Ogoe

Yuki Ogoe

Young Jun

Creative team

Directed by: Kô Kajino
Written by: Kô Kajino
Akio Nanki
Produced by: Shinji Komada
Hisayasu Satō

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