FilmPsychological Survival

Memoirs of a Murderer2017

Name: Memoirs of a Murderer
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2017-06-10
Rating: 6.7

Directed by Yū Irie

6.7

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IMDb 6.8TMDB 6.8

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Year

2017

Runtime

118 min

Box Office

🏆 2 nominations

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Two decades after a series of chilling strangulation murders gripped Japan, a man boldly steps forward to claim responsibility — and turns his confession into a bestselling book. Detective Makimura, haunted by his failure to catch the killer in 1995, must now navigate a media frenzy and determine whether this self-proclaimed murderer is telling the truth. With the statute of limitations closing in, the race against the clock becomes as psychological as it is procedural. This Japanese remake crackles with moral tension as the line between justice, celebrity, and manipulation grows dangerously blurred.

Content: Depictions Of Strangulation, Serial Murder Themes, Disturbing Crime Re-Enactments