[Is A.]
[Is A.]
2004, Japanese. Directed by Ken'ichi Fujiwara.
Detective Mimura was living peacefully with his loving wife and son when the latter two were killed in an explosion caused by a 14-year-old boy, Yuya. Four years later, when Yuya is released from juvenile detention centre, Mimura's feelings towards the boy have evolved from grief to outright hatred, and he must cope with the pain. Meanwhile, Yuya's father quits his job as a teacher and dedicates himself to compensate the victims and to take care of his son. While the adults are trying to come to terms with their disrupted lives, Yuya is about to test the law again...
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 9 October 2004
- Original title
- イズ・エー
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takaaki Ezura, Ken'ichi Fujiwara
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[Is A.] runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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[Is A.] isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 October 2004. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed [Is A.]?
[Is A.] (2004) was directed by Ken'ichi Fujiwara and stars Kanji Tsuda, Shun Oguri, Takashi Naito.