Penance (2012)

Crime · Drama · Horror

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (1,427 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

7.14 avg 5 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	French Doll	7.0	94
2	PTA rinji soukai	7.1	86
3	Kuma no kyoudai	7.3	74
4	To tsuki to oka	7.2	68
5	Tsugunai	7.1	65