History Film / Confessions2010

* OedipusComplex: [[spoiler:Shuya]] toward his mother. He takes this so seriously that it’s not even funny.

''Confessions'' is a 2010 Japanese thriller/mystery/horror film based on the [[TheFilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]]. It is directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and stars Takako Matsu.

* PoisonousFriend: Shuya befriended Naoki before convincing him to help murder someone.

** Yuko Moriguchi, with the specific mention towards the murderers of her child that she does so because the law would protect 'them' despite what they did, simply for their age.

** Yuko Moriguchi, with the specific mention towards the murderers of her child that she does so because the law would protect *them* despite what they did, simply for their age.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: After [[spoiler:Shuya]] murders her, [[spoiler:Mizuki]] is dismembered and hidden inside a fridge.

''Confessions'' is a 2010 Japanese thriller/mystery/horror film based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]]. It is directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and stars Takako Matsu.

Yuko Moriguchi is a middle school teacher in charge of a class of rowdy students. They drink milk as she talks. After declaring her resignation toward the class, she then reveals her suspicion of two students for murdering her 4-year-old daughter Manami. It also turns out that she has hatched an elaborate revenge plan to punish the murderers, due to juvenile law protecting them from legal persecution. Therefore, she tainted their milk cartons with HIV infected blood.

-> ''“Even if you might be protected legally, [[ThisIsUnforgivable I will never forgive you]].”''

* {{Texting}}: In the beginning of the film, the movie cuts to scenes of cell phone users texting to reveal clues about the plot.

* MommyIssues: [[spoiler:Shuya Watanabe.]]

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:Did Yuko really kill Shuya's mom by allowing Shuya to set off the bomb that he had placed in his school as a suicide with a heavy dose of [[TakingYouWithMe Taking You With Me]] to a good chunk of his classmates that Yuko instead transferred to his mother's office? Or was it all a lie to take another stab at Shuya?]]

* RewatchBonus: When 'Lunacy' is first mentioned, you can see [[spoiler:Mizuki]] visibly perk up and listen better. [[spoiler:This makes sense with the later reveal that she's quite the fan.]]

* SaveOurStudents: Deconstructed. Yuko’s utter disgust at the students not appreciating life leads her to this revenge plan.

* XanatosRoulette: Yuko Moriguchi planned most of it even if she may not have researched properly. [[spoiler:She knew that even if she succeeded in tainting the milk with HIV blood, it does not give people AIDS. However, the paranoia can lead the students into chaos.]] The most triumphant example is in the end when [[spoiler:she predicted one of the murderers would set up the bomb to destroy the whole school. It also happens that the guy has an Oedipus complex. She planted the bomb in his mother’s office. The guy phoned and killed his mother unwittingly.]]

* [[DeadLittleSister Dead Little Daughter]]: Manami for Yuko.

Yuko Moriguchi is a middle school teacher in charge of a class of rowdy students. They drink milk as she talks. After declaring her resignation toward the class, she then reveals her suspicion of two students for murdering her 4-year-old daughter Manami. It also turns out that she has hatched an elaborate revenge plan to punish the murderers, due to juvenile law protecting them from legal persecution. Therefore, she tainted their milk cartons with HIV infected blood. {{It Gets Worse}}.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: It is impossible for AIDS to be transmitted through tainted milk. [[spoiler:Of course, that wasn’t really the intention. Justified because Yuko just wants to scare the crap out of everyone.]]

* DownerEnding: In Yuko Moriguchi’s eyes, it is a {{Bittersweet Ending}}. [[spoiler:Just kidding.]]

--> '''Yuko Moriguchi'''

* WouldHurtAChild: The murderers, especially [[spoiler:when one of them knew the girl was actually unconscious and alive before tossing her into the swimming pool]].

* DotingParent: Deconstructed when [[spoiler:Naoki’s mother does not want to believe that Naoki murdered Yuko’s daughter. When Naoki's mother finally comes to her senses, she tries to kill Naoki and commit suicide]].

* FreakOut: Naoki has one after thinking he has AIDs. Shuya also has one [[spoiler:at the very end when his mother is killed]].

-> “Even if you might be protected legally, I will never forgive you.” [[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Confessions_2010_film_poster_2169.jpg]]
--> '''Yuko Moriguchi''' to [[spoiler:Shuya Watanabe]]
''Confessions'' is a 2010 Japanese thriller/mystery/horror film based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]]. It is directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and features Takako Matsu starring as the heroine, Yuko Moriguchi.

Yuko Moriguchi is a high school teacher teaching a class of rowdy students. They drink milk as she talks. After declaring her resignation toward the class, she suspects students of murdering her 5-year-old daughter. It also turns out that she has hatched an elaborate revenge plan to punish the two students behind this murder due to juvenile law protecting the murderers. Therefore, she tainted the murderers’ milk cartons with HIV blood. {{It Gets Worse}}.

The film is rife with controversy. Not intended for the young at all, ''Confessions'' shows how delicate life is, the ironies of poetic justice, [[TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed AIDS]], parental problems, and many more. Viewers are cautioned for the [[{{Gorn}} copious amount of gore and blood]] in this work.

''Confessions'' won many film awards, including the Japan Academy Prize, the Blue Ribbon Award, Asian Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is also Japan's official entry for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

!!!Tropes used:

* {{Escapism}}: To rid themselves of their horrors, the students often mistreat the murderers.

** Yuko Moriguchi wanted to avenge her daughter’s death.
** Naoki Shimomura [[spoiler:just wants to show Shuya he is not so pathetic as Shuya and has the guts to murder Yuko’s daughter]].
** Shuya Watanabe [[spoiler:wants his “achievements” to be seen by his mother]].

* FunWithAcronyms: In romaji, the poster sent to [[spoiler:Naoki reads K.I.L.L.E.R.]]
* GangOfBullies: The murderers are bullied [[spoiler:with a point-ranking system]].
* GottaKillThemAll: Yuko Moriguchi and the two murderers

* HarmlessElectrocution: Subverted. [[spoiler:It turns out that Yuko’s daughter didn’t die from electrocution. Doesn’t mean her daughter didn’t die, though.]]

* HighSchool

* InTheBlood: [[spoiler:Shuya’s mother told him that to her son.]]

* KidsAreCruel
* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Deconstructed. The new teacher actually [[spoiler:makes the situation even worse. He is actually misguided by Yuko]].

* OedipusComplex: [[spoiler:Shuya toward his mother. Shuya takes this so seriously that it’s not even funny.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Shuya’s mother left him. Thus, his Oedipus complex ensued.]]

* SadistTeacher: Yuko Moriguchi

* {{Texting}}: In the beginning of the film, the movie cuts to scenes of cell phone users texting.