Shadowfall (2019)

Other name: 影踏み, かげふみ, Kagefumi

Description:

Shadowfall introduces an unsuspecting thief who breaks into a seemingly empty house, aiming to steal as much as he can. His plans are shattered when he encounters an occupant inside: a woman on the verge of committing a murder and about to set the entire place ablaze. This shocking discovery forces the thief into an unprecedented moral dilemma. Instead of fleeing, he intervenes, successfully stopping her deadly intentions. In a dramatic twist, the very criminal who came to steal becomes the unlikely hero, preventing a heinous crime from unfolding. As the layers of this bizarre night peel back, the situation is revealed to be intrinsically linked to a perplexing case that has remained unsolved for some twenty years, pulling the thief into a far darker narrative than he ever imagined.

Director: Shinohara Tetsuo [篠原哲雄]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2019

Genre:Crime; Drama; Thief