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 Kyà Âka 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.
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 heâÂÂs faking the symptoms. A lead detective on the case also suspects that there is more to the situation than meets the eye.
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.
42nd Blue Ribbon Awards
49th Berlin International Film Festival
73rd Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards
54th Mainichi Film Awards
23rd Japan Academy Awards