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The Scythian Lamb (2018)

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.

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Top billed cast

Ryo NishikidoHajime Tsukisue
Fumino KimuraAya Ishida
Ryuhei MatsudaIchirō Miyakoshi
Kazuki KitamuraMasashi Sugiyama
YûkaRieko Ōta
Mikako IchikawaKiyomi Kurimoto
Shingo MizusawaHiroki Fukumoto
Min TanakaKatsumi Ōno
Yuji NakamuraTatsuo Amenomori
Tamae AndoTokiko Naito

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