The Motive
Trailer: The Motive
Year: 2004
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Studio: PSC, WOWOW, TOHO Studios
Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast: Takehiro Murata, Ryo Kase, Toshie Negishi, Saki Terashima, Takuro Atsuki, Wakaba Irie
Crew: Fumio Ishimori (Screenplay), Nobuhiko Obayashi (Director), Miyuki Miyabe (Novel), Kosuke Yamashita (Original Music Composer), Takeji Sano (Gaffer), Terumichi Yamazaki (Producer)
Runtime: 160 minutes
Release: Dec 18, 2004
IMDb: 6.89/10 by 9 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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