The Serialist

(2013)

★ 5.9 IMDb · 44 votes

Genres: Mystery

Year: 2013

Runtime: 115 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 猪崎宣昭

Cast: 武田真治, Такая Камикава, 片瀬那奈, 平山あや, 小池里奈, 黒谷友香, 賀来千香子, Денден, 長嶋一茂, Кэйко Тода

Plot

Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei (Shinji Takeda) is on death row. He killed four women twelve years ago. During his murdering spree, he sent pictures of his decapitated victims with flower decoration to the police. The murders and photos caused widespread panic in Japan. One day, Ippei is contacted by Daigo from prison. He asks Ippei if he wants to interview him and write his memoirs. Soon, more women are killed in the same grisly manner as the serial murders from twelve years ago. Now, Ippei becomes the prime suspect of the police and Ippei must quickly find the real murderer. Based on the novel "The Serialist" by David Gordon (published by Simon & Schuster; Original edition on March 9, 2010).