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Riyû

IMDb ID: tt0468846 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.6 (156 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

Four people are murdered in an apartment block, but none of them seem connected.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: The Motive
World-wide: The Motive (English)
Brazil: O Motivo
World-wide: The Reason (English, literal English title)
Japan: 理由 (Japanese)
The Reason
Release Date2004-12-18Runtime160 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordson the run
suicide
police investigation
cram school
cafe
Filming LocationsJapanProduction CompaniesPSC
WOWOW
Official SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/riyuu/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468846/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0468846.jpgUpdated At2025-04-11T20:13:34

Stars

Takehiro Murata
Saki Terashima
Miyoko Akaza
Takuro Atsuki
Bengal
Rokusuke Ei
Akira Emoto
Jun Fubuki
Kana Hanazawa
Tokie Hidari

Directors

Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Writers

Miyuki Miyabe
Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
Fumio Ishimori

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Takehiro Murata | Character: Ishikawa, Police
Actor: Saki Terashima | Character: Nobuko Katakura
Actor: Miyoko Akaza | Character: Takako Koito
Actor: Takuro Atsuki | Character: Takahiro Koito
Actor: Bengal | Character: Mutsuo Takarai
Actor: Rokusuke Ei | Character: Fusao Ariyoshi
Actor: Akira Emoto | Character: Yoshifumi Katakura
Actor: Jun Fubuki | Character: Shizuko Koito
Actor: Kana Hanazawa | Character: Yukari's Friend
Actor: Tokie Hidari | Character: Toshiko Takarai
Actor: Masami Hisamoto | Character: Mieko Kasai
Actor: Takahito Hosoyamada | Character: Yasutaka Takarai
Actor: Mai Hôshô | Character: Toshiko
Actor: Wakaba Irie | Character: Actress
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Kazuki Hayakawa
Actor: Mitsutoshi Ishigami | Character: Actor
Actor: Ayumi Ito | Character: Ayako Takarai
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Yuji Yashiro
Actor: Tsurutarô Kataoka | Character: Naotaka Ishida
Actor: Hiroshi Katsuno | Character: Naozumi Ishida
Actor: Rinko Kikuchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Ittoku Kishibe | Character: Caretaker
Actor: Nenji Kobayashi | Character: Mutuo Toura
Actor: Satomi Kobayashi | Character: Atsuko Kitahata
Actor: Katsuya Koiso | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûko Kotegawa | Character: Katsuko Akiyoshi
Actor: Akaji Maro | Character: A-san
Actor: Miyuki Matsuda | Character: Akie Sato
Actor: Yôji Matsuda | Character: Rich young man
Actor: Yōko Minamida | Character: Kinue Ishida
Actor: Tōru Minegishi | Character: Katsuyuki Akiyoshi
Actor: Aoi Miyazaki | Character: Yukari Ishida
Actor: Masaru Miyazaki | Character: Naomi Ishida
Actor: Nae | Character: B-ko
Actor: Yuri Nakae | Character: Writer
Actor: Toshie Negishi | Character: Satoko Sunagawa
Actor: Kyūsaku Shimada | Character: Actor
Actor: Wakako Shimazaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kiichi Sonobe | Character: Actor
Actor: Kin Sugai | Character: Taeko Katakura
Actor: Mikako Tabe | Character: Actress
Actor: Danshi Tatekawa | Character: Tatsuo Takarai
Actor: Eri Watanabe | Character: Yukie Katakura
Actor: Hiroyuki Watanabe | Character: Police
Actor: Tatsuo Yamada | Character: Shinji Koito
Actor: Shingo Yanagisawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Shin'ya Ôwada | Character: Yoshio Sato

[Directors Group]
Name: Nobuhiko Ōbayashi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Miyuki Miyabe | Role: Writer
Name: Nobuhiko Ōbayashi | Role: Writer
Name: Fumio Ishimori | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yasuo Kaneko | Role: Producer
Name: Yukihiro Toda | Role: Producer
Name: Kyôko Ôbayashi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kôsuke Yamashita | Role: Composer
Name: Nobuhiko Ōbayashi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yûdai Katô | Role: Cinematographer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kōichi Takeuchi | Role: Art Director

[Art Department]
Name: Etsuko Takeuchi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Itsumi Yamamoto | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Tetsuo Ôya | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Takeji Sano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shûichirô Suzuki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Nobuhiko Ōbayashi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Haruhiko Kono | Role: Production Department
Name: Naoki Wakayama | Role: Production Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468846/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: April 29, 2004 (TV premiere)
Japan: December 18, 2004

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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