In both these movies there is a murder caused by children and they both deal with the consequences and the moral side of this kind of action. Both are very dark and heavy movies about this topic so if you liked one you'll surely like the other. Although I felt like Confessions was more oppressive while Forgiven children was on the other hand heavier on my chest and more complex in the feelings I had when the movie was over (if you watch it you'll understand)
Both deal with hidden, twisted societies, where seemingly innocent kids behave maliciously. While Confessions is a film in which several characters develop the plot by making confessions from their points of view, in the World of Kanako, former detective Fujishima has to uncover the appalling world of his daughter Kanako layer by layer. Two very dark films executed brilliantly.
Junior high school teacher Yuko Moriguchi (Takako Matsu) announces to her class that she will resign before spring break. Moriguchi reveals that because the HIV-positive biological father of her daughter Manami was ill, she used to bring Manami (Mana Ashida) to school with her. One day, after school, she returned to the room where Manami was but found her gone. Her daughter was later found drowned in a school swimming pool. She then explains that two pupils in her class, whom she dubs "Student A" and "Student B", have murdered her four-year-old daughter.
*psychological thrillers with more plot-twists than an episode of Murder She Wrote
*both include the loss of children, and grieving parents.
*both tackle the injustices in the Japanese law system
I would include more, but that'll be too much spoilers. (I honestly think I probably spoiled enough) Both films are worth a watch!
*both include the loss of children, and grieving parents.
*both tackle the injustices in the Japanese law system
I would include more, but that'll be too much spoilers. (I honestly think I probably spoiled enough) Both films are worth a watch!