In the Wake (2021)
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Runtime: 134 min
Release Date: October 1, 2021
Cast
- Takeru Satoh - Yasuhisa Tone
- Hiroshi Abe - Seiichiro Tomashino
- Kaya Kiyohara - Mikiko Maruyama
- Mitsuko Baisho - Kei Tōshima
- Hidetaka Yoshioka - Kamisaki
- Kento Hayashi - Tomohiko Hasuda
- Eita Nagayama - Tadakatsu Mikumo
- Naoto Ogata - Takeru Jonouchi
- Kaoru Okunuki - Noriko Tomashino
- Kazuki Namioka - Suzuki
Screenplay
- Tamio Hayashi (Screenplay)
- Shichiri Nakayama (Original Story)
- Takahisa Zeze (Screenplay)
Music: Takatsugu Muramatsu
Cinematography: Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Editing: Ryo Hayano
Production: Shochiku, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Kinoshita Group, Tohan, Shochiku Studio, Aeon Entertainment, NHK Publishing, Shochiku Broadcasting
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Soul-Crushing Loss and Pain, Keening Grief and Mourning Process, Widowhood and Coping with Loss, Widowers Striving for a New Beginning, Siblings United in Grief and Strength
Keywords
japan, social worker, tsunami, grief, revenge killing, tohoku, welfare worker, great east japan earthquake, human mystery, disaster aftermath
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is In the Wake about?
- Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
- Who directed In the Wake?
- In the Wake was directed by Takahisa Zeze.
- Who stars in In the Wake?
- In the Wake stars Takeru Satoh, Hiroshi Abe, Kaya Kiyohara, Mitsuko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kento Hayashi.
- How long is In the Wake?
- In the Wake has a runtime of 2h 14m (134 minutes).
- What genre is In the Wake?
- In the Wake is a Thriller, Drama film.
- Where was In the Wake produced?
- In the Wake was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of In the Wake?
- The themes of In the Wake include: Soul-Crushing Loss and Pain, Keening Grief and Mourning Process, Widowhood and Coping with Loss, Widowers Striving for a New Beginning, Siblings United in Grief and Strength.