Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

Synopsis

Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on death-row for over 40 years. In 1961, 5 women died from drinking poisoned wine in a small village gathering in Nabari City in Mie Prefecture. After his arrest, he appealed his innocence on the grounds that the police coerced his confession. He was found not guilty in the first trial. However, it was overturned and he received a death sentence in the second trial, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1972. Since then, Okunishi has continuously appealed for retrial, fighting against the horror of capital punishment. This TV dramatization of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case depicts Okunishi in an isolated cell, his mother’s unwavering belief in his innocence, and the effort of people who have rallied to Okunishi’s defense.

Main Cast

Shinobu Terajima

Narrator

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Tatsuya Nakadai

Age : 91 | Popularity : 9%

Kirin Kiki

Age : 75 | Popularity : 6%

Shizuo Amano

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Tarō Yamamoto

Age : 49 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Jun'ichi Saito
Directing	Director	Jun'ichi Saito
Department	Role	Name

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