International Feature Competition

SHAM

Detchiage – Satsujin Kyoshi To Yobareta Otoko
Swiss Premiere
Takashi Miike
Japan
2025, 129'
Genre
Recommended Age
16 years
VO. Japanese
ST. English, French
With
Go Ayano, Kôji Ohkura, Ko Shibasaki
RASHŌMON X THE HUNT

Accused of harassment by the mother of one of his students, teacher Seiichi Yabushita defies public opinion and seeks to prove his innocence. A gripping adaptation of a true story.
Legendary director Takashi Miike, as prolific as he is eclectic, takes on a news story that occurred in Japan in 2003, recounted in a book by journalist Masumi Fukuda published in 2007. Young Takuto Himuro claims to have been abused by his teacher, Seiichi Yabushita, which alarms the boy's mother, Ritsuko. Soon, the case is revealed in the tabloid press and causes unprecedented media hype in the country. While everyone points the finger at him, Yabushita insists that it is all slander. Between a relentless quest for truth à la Rashōmon, criticism of the power of the media, and a wave of contradictory emotions, Miike delivers one of his most scathing and masterful works, reinforced by a cast of top-notch actors.

Damien Brodard
Direction
Takashi Miike
Screenplay
Hayashi Mori
Image
Hideo Yamamoto
Editing
Naoichiro Sagara
Music
Koji Endo
Sound
Jun Nakamura
Production
SHAM Film Partners
With
Go Ayano, Kôji Ohkura, Ko Shibasaki, Fumino Kimura, Kazuki Kitamura, Kaoru Kobayashi
World sales
Toei Company, Ltd. (Keisuke Naito)
Takashi Miike
1960, Japan
Previous works
2025: Blazing Fists (Feature, Director)
2020: First Love (Feature, Director)
2013: Shield of Straw (Feature, Director)
2011: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Feature, Director)
2010, Thirteen Assassins (Feature, Director)
2001, Ichi the Killer (Feature, Director)
2000, Audition (Feature, Director)
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