Promise The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case The Life of a Deathrow Inmate

Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on deathrow for over 40 years In 1961 5 women died from drinking poisoned wine in a small village gathering in Nabari City in Mie Prefecture After his arrest he appealed his innocence on the grounds that the police coerced his confession He was found not guilty in the first trial However it was overturned and he received a death sentence in the second trial which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1972 Since then Okunishi has continuously appealed for retrial fighting against the horror of capital punishment This TV dramatization of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case depicts Okunishi in an isolated cell his mothers unwavering belief in his innocence and the effort of people who have rallied to Okunishis defense