
Rebirth
A morally complex drama about maternal bond and crime, examining the intimate relationship between an abductor and the child she raises as her own over four years.
After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.
Essence
Ensemble

Mao Inoue
Erina Akiyama

Hiromi Nagasaku
Kiwako Nonomiya

Eiko Koike
Chigusa Ando

Yōko Moriguchi
Etsuko Akiyama

Tetsushi Tanaka
Takehiro Akiyama

Miwako Ichikawa
Kumi Sawada

Mitsuru Hirata
Yuzo Sawada

Gekidan Hitori
Takashi Kishida

Kimiko Yo
Angel

Min Tanaka
Taki

Jun Fubuki
Masae Sawada

Tomekichi Himuka
army lieutenant colonel
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