Penance

Penance

God may forgive you, but she never will.

142012•1h 1m•7.8/10

DramaMysteryCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(19)

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.

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Production

WOWOW, Nikkatsu Studio, Django Film

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 8, 2012

Last Aired

February 5, 2012

Networks

WOWOW Prime

Created By

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The French Doll

E1

The French Doll

Air date: 2012-01-08

Extraordinary PTA general meeting

E2

Extraordinary PTA general meeting

Air date: 2012-01-15

Bear siblings

E3

Bear siblings

Air date: 2012-01-22

Nine months

E4

Nine months

Air date: 2012-01-29

Atonement

E5

Atonement

Air date: 2012-02-05

Cast

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Asako Adachi

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Sae Kikuchi

Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Maki Shinohara

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Akiko Takano

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuka Ogawa

Hazuki Kimura

Hazuki Kimura

Emiri Adachi

Erika Omata

Sae Kikuchi (child)

Manatsu Kimura

Maki Fujiwara (child)

Asumi Kikuchi

Asumi Kikuchi

Akiko Takano (child)

Kyoka Shibata

Kyoka Shibata

Yuka Ogawa (child)

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