Japanese master of suspense Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, TOKYO SONATA) delves into the long-form serial format with the eerie and intense psychological thriller PENANCE (Shokuzai), which opens with the startling, mysterious murder of an elementary school girl, Emili. This 5-part miniseries follows the life trajectories of the four girls who were present at the time of the crime, as they become adults and are burdened by a "penance" demanded by Emili's grieving mother, Asako.