Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

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Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate (2013)

Directed by Jun'ichi Saito

Drama, TV Movie · 2h 00m

Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on death-row for over 40 years. In 1961, 5 women died from drinking poisoned wine in a small village gathering in Nabari City in Mie Prefecture. After his arrest, he appealed his innocence on the grounds that the police coerced his confession. He was found not guilty in the first trial. However, it was overturned and he received a death sentence in the second trial, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1972. Since then, Okunishi has continuously appealed for retrial, fighting against the horror of capital punishment. This TV dramatization of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case depicts Okunishi in an isolated cell, his mother’s unwavering belief in his innocence, and the effort of people who have rallied to Okunishi’s defense.

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Masaru Okunishi Kirin Kiki Tatsuno Okunishi
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Shizuo Amano Kawamura Fusakichi Shinobu Terajima Narrator (voice) Taro Yamamoto Young Masaru Okunishi

Crew

Director
Jun'ichi Saito
Screenplay
Jun'ichi Saito
Director of Photography
Hiroki Sakai
Editor
Shigeru Okuda
Producer
Katsuhiko Abuno

Details

Original title
約束 名張毒ぶどう酒事件 死刑囚の生涯
Release date
2013-02-16
Runtime
2h 00m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Tokai Television Broadcasting