The Chaplain
教誨師
Synopsis
Saeki works with death-row convicts as a prison chaplain. He tries to instill the prisoners with a sense of morality and help them become a better person. He is a good communicator with the death-row convicts assigned to solitary cells. Saeki agonizes over whether his words really touches the prisoners and whether he is doing the right thing. Saeki also faces his past which he wants to forget. --asianwiki
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大杉漣さん最後の主演作『教誨師』特報映像
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-04-11
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dai Sako
- Screenplay & Story
- Dai Sako
- Original Title
- 教誨師
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Production Studios
- Mermaid Films, Copiapoa Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dai Sako
Dai Sako
Tatsuya Yamada
Kazumi Wakimoto
Kosuke Oshida, Ren Osugi, Hiroko Matsuda
Department Leadership Roster
Kazumi Wakimoto
Editor
Tatsuya Yamada
Director of Photography
Dai Sako
Screenplay
Kosuke Oshida
Producer
Ren Osugi
Producer
Hiroko Matsuda
Producer
Dai Sako
Director
Masato Ando
Production Design
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What is The Chaplain about?
Saeki works with death-row convicts as a prison chaplain. He tries to instill the prisoners with a sense of morality and help them become a better person. He is a good communicator with the death-row convicts assigned to solitary cells. Saeki agonizes over whether his words really touches the prisoners and whether he is doing the right thing. Saeki also faces his past which he wants to forget. --asianwiki
Who directed The Chaplain?
The Chaplain was directed by Dai Sako.
Who stars in The Chaplain?
The principal cast of The Chaplain includes Ren Osugi, Reo Tamaoki, Setsuko Karasuma, Takeo Gozu, Noboru Ogawa.
When was The Chaplain released and how long is it?
The Chaplain was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 1h 54m.