Sway (2006) (Japanese)

April 24, 2007 · Posted in Drama, Japanese Movies

Yureru (a.k.a Sway) tells story about 2 brothers facing each other in the court because of death of their childhood friend case. In Yamanshi, Minori (Kagawa Teruyuki) runs a family gas station. His younger brother Takeru (Odagiri Joe) is a successful photographer in Tokyo. In a family reunion Takeru returns home and go hiking together with his brother. Along with them, their childhood friend Chieko (Makimura Yoko). In this trip a tragic incident happened. Chieko falls and died. It is not clear, is it an accident, or is it murder? The two brothers are pulled into a court investigation in which secrets and true personalities are gradually revealed.

Directed: Miwa Nishikawa
Genre: Drama
Cast: Jo Odagiri
Runtime: 120 minutes
Also Known As: Yureru
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809535/

(7.3 rating out of 10!)