is a 1999 Japanese courtroom drama psychological thriller film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. It stars Shinichi Tsutsumi as an actor standing trial for a gruesome double murder. The film also stars Kyōka Suzuki, Ittoku Kishibe and Naoki Sugiura. Shochiku released Keiho on February 17, 1999, in Japan. The film was nominated for and won several major awards.
Premise Young actor Masaki Shibata confesses to the murder of a pregnant woman and her husband. Shibata acts strangely in the aftermath, making a point of asking for the death penalty and ranting about angels and demons. The subsequent psychiatric evaluation reveals evidence of a split personality and concludes that Shibata may be unfit for trial. However, the assistant psychologist is convinced he’s faking the symptoms. A lead detective on the case also suspects that there is more to the situation than meets the eye.
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Release Keiho was theatrically released by Shochiku on February 17, 1999, in Japan. It was later released on VHS on April 21, 2000, and DVD on August 25, 2002 by Bandai Visual.
Awards and nominations 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards Won: Best Actress - Kyōka Suzuki
49th Berlin International Film Festival Nominated: Golden Bear
21st Yokohama Film Festival Won: Best Film Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita Won: Best Screenplay - Sumio Ōmori
73rd Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards Best Ten List: 3rd place Readers' Choice Top 10 Japanese Films of the Year: 5th place Won: Best Actress – Kyōka Suzuki
54th Mainichi Film Awards Won: Excellence Film (shared with Kikujiro, Spellbound and M/Other) Won: Best Director – Yoshimitsu Morita
23rd Japan Academy Awards Nominated: Best Screenplay – Sumio Ōmori Nominated: Best Actress – Kyōka Suzuki Nominated: Best Sound Recording – Fumio Hashimoto
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