Memoirs of a Murderer
22年目の告白 ―私が殺人犯です―
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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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
Ryo Iwamatsu
Akihiro Yamagata
Koichi Iwaki
Daisuke Tachibana
Toru Nakamura
Toshio Sendo
Arata Yamanaka
Marika Matsumoto
Minako Kawakita
Ryo Katayama
Yujiro Taki
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yu Irie
- Screenplay & Story
- Kenya Hirata, Yu Irie
- Original Score
- Masaru Yokoyama
- Original Title
- 22年目の告白 ―私が殺人犯です―
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- Nippon Television Network Corporation, Robot Communications, WOWOW FILMS, Horipro, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, dentsu, KDDI, jeki, D.N. Dream Partners, Kodansha, A-Team, GYAO, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Warner Bros. Japan
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yu Irie
Kenya Hirata, Yu Irie, Jung Byung-gil
Masaru Yokoyama
Emi Tsujita
Daisuke Kadoya, Chikahiro Ando, Naoaki Kitajima, Masaki Koide
Department Leadership Roster
Kenya Hirata
Screenplay
Yu Irie
Director
Yu Irie
Screenplay
Naoaki Kitajima
Producer
Masaki Koide
Producer
Emi Tsujita
Editor
Shinsuke Kojima
Production Design
Keiji Tsujii
Stunt Coordinator
Masaru Yokoyama
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Memoirs of a Murderer
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What is Memoirs of a Murderer about?
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.
Who directed Memoirs of a Murderer?
Memoirs of a Murderer was directed by Yu Irie.
Who stars in Memoirs of a Murderer?
The principal cast of Memoirs of a Murderer includes Tatsuya Fujiwara, Hideaki Ito, Kaho, Shuhei Nomura, Anna Ishibashi.
When was Memoirs of a Murderer released and how long is it?
Memoirs of a Murderer was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for Memoirs of a Murderer?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Memoirs of a Murderer was composed by Masaru Yokoyama.