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Director: Dai Sako
Cast: Ren Osugi, Reo Tamaoki, Setsuko Karasuma, Takeo Gozu
Saeki works with death-row convicts as a prison chaplain. He tries to instill the prisoners with a sense of morality and help them become a better person. He is a good communicator with the death-row convicts assigned to solitary cells. Saeki agonizes over whether his words really touches the prisoners and whether he is doing the right thing. Saeki also faces his past which he wants to forget. --asianwiki
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Fans of character-driven dramas and thoughtful explorations of morality will appreciate The Chaplain. Directed by Dai Sako in 2018, the film features a nuanced performance by Ren Osugi as a prison chaplain grappling with the weight of his role in helping death row inmates find redemption.
The Chaplain of San Lorenzo is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Willy Birgel, Dieter Borsche and Gertrud Kückelmann. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will.
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