She’s out for some revenge and the two students that is sitting right in front of her right now. While staying calm and composed, Yuko makes her intentions quite clear. She continues her sad story, including the past events which would lead to this heinous crime. Two of her students, which she referrers to as student A and B, electrocuted the little girl unconscious and thereafter threw her into the school swimming pool. Quite bluntly, she tells the students about the passing of her four-year old daughter. After some happy applauds from the teenage students, she carries on explaining why she’s decided to leave the school. She starts her class by announcing her resignation. As Minato expertly shifts the perspective from one character to the next, each change in perspective lends a startling new dimension to a gripping and profoundly unsettling tale. If I had cut the two of you to shreds with a knife, I think I would have hated the little pieces of you just the same. Like No form of revenge could have made me hate you any less. Takako Matsu portrays this vengeful teacher called Yuko. Steph Cha, Los Angeles Times 'Kanae Minato is a brilliant storyteller, and CONFESSIONS is a superb and haunting work. Like In the end, it was the very fact of my existence that she couldn’t stand.

It’s a strange contrast between childlike and sophisticated, humorous and grievous, withdrawn and noisy and the outcome is something that could only be described as a masterpiece. It’s daunting and pitch dark, yet Nakashima has managed to incorporate his usual cartoon sound effects and even a musical number.

“Confessions” is based on Kanae Minato’s debuting novel “Kokuhaku” and tells the story about an elementary teacher seeking revenge on two of her students that killed her daughter. In 2010, he ditched the glittering outfits and colourful settings and undertook a much darker project. Former advertisement director Tetsuya Nakashima has given us some sparkling and lively drama-comedies such as “Kamikaze Girls” and “Memories of Matsuko”.

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