死刑にいたる病

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023

Dir. Kazuya Shiraishi
2022 | 128 mins | Japan
Japanese

Sadao Abe, Shimako Iwai, Takanori Iwata

Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that’s not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store.

According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Upon Haimura’s request, Masaya begins investigate the last murder case, That is the beginning of Masaya going deeper and deeper in the unprecedented criminal mind.

One of most prolific directors in the world of cinema in the 21st century, Shiraishi does not shy away in depicting violence and cruelty which makes this film powerful and unmissable.

Note: Contains violent, torturing scenes.

©2022 “Lesson in Murder” Film Partners

Major Supporter: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Sponsors in Kind: SUQQU, Athletia and Clearspring

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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