Memoirs of a Murderer

Name: Memoirs of a Murderer
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2017-06-10
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Hideaki Ito, Kaho, Shuhei Nomura, Anna Ishibashi

2017·Movie·118 min·★ 6.8(81)

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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.

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About Memoirs of a Murderer

Memoirs of a Murderer is a 2017 Japanese-language thriller, drama and mystery film directed by Yū Irie. The cast is led by Tatsuya Fujiwara, Hideaki Ito, Kaho. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 100 ratings.

Memoirs of a Murderer was produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation, Robot Communications, and WOWOW FILMS and made in Japan. It was released on June 10, 2017.

Director: Yū Irie
Writers: Kenya Hirata, Yū Irie, Jung Byung-gil
Release date: June 10, 2017
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Nippon Television Network Corporation, Robot Communications, WOWOW FILMS

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Memoirs of a Murderer cast & crew

Memoirs of a Murderer was directed by Yū Irie and written by Kenya Hirata, Yū Irie, and Jung Byung-gil.

The cast features Tatsuya Fujiwara as Masato Sonezaki, Hideaki Ito as Wataru Makimura, Kaho as Miharu Kishi, Shuhei Nomura as Takumi Onodera, Anna Ishibashi as Rika Makimura, and Ryo Ryusei as Shinji Kasukabe.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Daisuke Kadoya and Chikahiro Ando.

Is Memoirs of a Murderer worth watching?

Memoirs of a Murderer holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 81 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, drama, and mystery, Memoirs of a Murderer is worth a place on your watchlist.

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