I Am Kirishima
A terminally ill Tokyo man reveals a fugitive identity tied to a 1970s bombing campaign, reopening questions of guilt, memory, and accountability.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- somber
- tense
- reflective
- serious movie night
- arthouse viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central dramatic event is Hiroshi Uchida's terminal-cancer confession that he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima.
The confession links a 2024 deathbed revelation to a bombing campaign that terrorized Tokyo in the 1970s.
A 70-year-old man facing terminal cancer chooses to address his alleged fugitive identity and past crimes.
The film's mystery depends on the bombing campaign and fugitive pursuit rooted in Tokyo during the 1970s.
Films like I Am Kirishima, and why
United Red Army
shares japanese political radicalism, historical violence, and a grave examination of ideological guilt
The Third Murder
shares a morally ambiguous investigation into identity, culpability, and buried violence
The Act of Killing
shares an aging perpetrator confronting past political violence through testimony and memory
Movie Details
- Director
- Banmei Takahashi
- Release Date
- 2025-07-04
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Katsuya Maiguma
- Eita Okuno
- Kana Kita
- Kenta Harada
- So Yamanaka
- Yuko Kageyama
- Ryushin Tei
- Gôichi Mine
- Iori Wada
- Keiko Takahashi
Common questions
- What is I Am Kirishima about?
- A terminally ill Tokyo man reveals a fugitive identity tied to a 1970s bombing campaign, reopening questions of guilt, memory, and accountability.
- What is I Am Kirishima like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Am Kirishima as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Am Kirishima violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Am Kirishima.
- Which films are like I Am Kirishima?
- Films with a similar feel include United Red Army, The Third Murder, and The Act of Killing.
- How long is I Am Kirishima?
- I Am Kirishima runs 105 minutes.
