Memoirs of a Murderer

2017 1h 58m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 85

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara
Masato Sonezaki
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Irie
Writers: Kenya Hirata, Yu Irie, Jung Byung-gil
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masaru Yokoyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Emi Tsujita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tatsuya Fujiwara and Hideaki Ito and Kaho carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5882982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yu Irie directs. Masaru Yokoyama scores. Emi Tsujita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Original score by Masaru Yokoyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Emi Tsujita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Tatsuya Fujiwara and Hideaki Ito and Kaho carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt5882982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "detective", "investigation", "remake", "murder".