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Sham

2025 · 129 min

A slow, suffocating slide from ordinary life into public accusation, watching truth and reputation come apart under relentless scrutiny.

Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Go Ayano, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuya Kamenashi
Overview
When a young student shows signs of trauma, his parents act swiftly against his middle school teacher. But all may not be as it seems, leading the scales of justice to tip in fascinating, heartbreaking ways.

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Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Go Ayano, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuya Kamenashi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • deception
  • media
  • rebellion
  • guilt
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Hayashi Mori
Starring
Go Ayano, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuya Kamenashi, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Masahiro Takashima, Fumino Kimura, Ken Mitsuishi, Kazuki Kitamura
Music
Koji Endo
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Runtime
129 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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