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Memoirs of a Murderer
6.8 / 10• 2017• 1h 58m•NR• Japanese
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how the murders happened. Ito plays the role of Makimura, the police detective who was in charge of investigating the serial murders but failed to catch the cunning murderer and his respected superior ended up being killed as well. 22 years later in 2017 when the case is nearing its statute of limitations, a man named Sonezaki claims to be the culprit for the 1995 murders and even publishes a book titled "Watashi ga satsujinhan desu" to talk about the cases. Despite the disgust towards Sonezaki's actions, the intensive attention showered on him via the media and SNS makes him become the talk of town.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Masato Sonezaki
Lead
Hideaki Ito
Wataru Makimura
Kaho
Miharu Kishi
Shuhei Nomura
Takumi Onodera
Anna Ishibashi
Rika Makimura
Ryo Ryusei
Shinji Kasukabe
Taichi Saotome
Jo Toda
Mitsuru Hirata
Yukihiro Taki
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yū Irie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Memoirs of a Murderer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
