Confessions is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and based on author Kanae Minato's 2008 debut mystery novel, which won the 2009 Honya Taisho award. The film was both a commercial and critical success. It was awarded Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize and 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards and was shortlisted at the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

The Japan Academy Film Prize , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards.