Memoirs of a Murderer (22年目の告白－私が殺人犯です－, 22 nenme no Kokuhaku: Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu), also known as Confession of Murder,[2] is a 2017 Japanese detective thriller film that is a remake of the 2012 South Korean film Confession of Murder. The film was directed by Yū Irie and stars Tatsuya Fujiwara as Sonezaki and Hideaki Itō as Ko Makimura.[3][4][5][6][7]
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| Kanji | 22年目の告白－私が殺人犯です－ |
| Directed by | Yū Irie |
| Written by | Byung-gil Jung Kenya Hirata Jung Byung-gil |
| Screenplay by | Yū Irie Tetsuya Oishi |
| Produced by | Naoaki Kitajima Masaki Koide |
| Starring | Tatsuya Fujiwara Hideaki Itō |
| Cinematography | Takahiro Imai |
| Edited by | Emi Tsujita |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Japan |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $20.21 million[2] |
Plot edit
In 1995, five mysterious murders took place. In 2017, a man named Masato Sonezaki comes public confessing that he is the murderer, but the police cannot arrest him due to a loophole in the law. Sonezaki publishes a book and becomes a celebrity. Later, another man claims to be the real murderer. But then it is revealed that both of them are frauds. Sonezaki confesses that he wanted to capture the real killer while the other man wanted financial success. Sonezaki is revealed to be Takumi Onodera, whose fiancé was killed by that killer. Later, Sonezaki finds out the real killer's hideout and tries to kill him. Detective Kō Makimura comes and stops Sonezaki. The killer is then taken to police custody.
In a post-credit scene, a man attempts to kill the killer to avenge his mother.
Cast edit
- Tatsuya Fujiwara as Masato Sonezaki, who claims himself to be the murderer.[8]
- Hideaki Itō as Kō Makimura, a detective.
- Kaho
- Shuhei Nomura
- Anna Ishibashi
- Ryo Ryusei
- Taichi Saotome
- Mitsuru Hirata
- Koichi Iwaki
- Toru Nakamura
- Ryo Iwamatsu
References edit
- ^ "Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) Production Credits by KSE LLC". Google+.
- ^ a b "Confession of Murder (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Memoirs of a Murderer: Film Review Filmart 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 March 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Film review: Memoirs of a Murderer – Tetsuya Fujiwara stars in preposterous Japanese remake of Confession of Murder". South China Morning Post. 29 November 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Memoirs of a Murderer". JAPAN SOCIETY. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Korea's 'Confession of Murder' to Receive Japanese Remake". VARIETY. 14 July 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Memoirs of a Murderer / 22 Nenme no Kokuhaku: Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu". JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Cast & Crew". Blu-ray. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Memoirs of a Murderer at IMDb
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