Penance (2012)

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The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.

First Air Date: January 8, 2012
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Rating: 7.8/10 (19 votes)

Cast: Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike, Sakura Ando, Chizuru Ikewaki, Hazuki Kimura, Erika Omata, Manatsu Kimura

Network: WOWOW Prime

Production: WOWOW, Nikkatsu Studio, Django Film

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Seasons

Season 1

5 episodes

2012

Full Cast (10 people)

Kyoko Koizumi as Asako Adachi
Yu Aoi as Sae Kikuchi
Eiko Koike as Maki Shinohara
Sakura Ando as Akiko Takano
Chizuru Ikewaki as Yuka Ogawa
Hazuki Kimura as Emiri Adachi
Erika Omata as Sae Kikuchi (child)
Manatsu Kimura as Maki Fujiwara (child)
Asumi Kikuchi as Akiko Takano (child)
Kyoka Shibata as Yuka Ogawa (child)

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Penance

Penance

Penance

Penance

Penance

61 min

1 seasons

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.

61 min

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.

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Nikkatsu Studio

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StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired1/8/2012

Last Aired2/5/2012

Seasons1

Episodes5

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

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1

Seasons

5

Episodes

61m

Per Episode

2012

First Aired

Keywords

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Cast

KK

Kyoko Koizumi

as Asako Adachi

YA

Yu Aoi

as Sae Kikuchi

EK

Eiko Koike

as Maki Shinohara

SA

Sakura Ando

as Akiko Takano

CI

Chizuru Ikewaki

as Yuka Ogawa

HK

Hazuki Kimura

as Emiri Adachi

EO

Erika Omata

as Sae Kikuchi (child)

MK

Manatsu Kimura

as Maki Fujiwara (child)

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Seasons

1 seasons

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Season 1

2012

5 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Penance about?▾

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer…

How many seasons does Penance have?▾

1

How many episodes does Penance have?▾

5

Is Penance still running?▾

No, it ended in 2012.

When did Penance first air?▾

January 8, 2012

Who created Penance?▾

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Who stars in Penance?▾

Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike

What genre is Penance?▾

Drama, Mystery, Crime