Confession of Murder (Japanese Movie)

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Movie: Confession of Murder (English title)
Romaji: 22 nenme no Kokuhaku: Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu
Japanese: 22年目の告白―私が殺人犯です―
Director: Yu Irie
Writer: Kenya Hirata, Yu Irie
Producer: Naoaki Kitajima, Masaki Koide
Cinematographer: Takahiro Imai
Release Date: June 10, 2017
Runtime: 117 min.
Genre: Suspense / Mystery
Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

In 1995, 5 serial murder cases took place. Wataru Makimura (Hideaki Ito) took charge of the murder cases and tried to catch the serial killer. Due to the killer's trap, Wataru Makimura's superior was killed. The serial murder case has been unsolved to this date.

22 years later, a murder memoir "Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu” ("I am a Murderer") is published. The author describes himself as the killer responsible for the 5 unsolved serial murder cases. The author, Masato Sonezaki (Tatsuya Fujiwara), has an attractive appearance and appears at a press conference for his newly published book.

Notes

Movie is a remake of 2012 South Korean film "Confession of Murder."
Filming began July 12, 2016 and finishes early September, 2016.
Related titles:
1. Confession of Murder | Naega Salinbeomida (2012)
2. Confession of Murder | 22 nenme no Kokuhaku (2017)

Cast



Tatsuya Fujiwara	Hideaki Ito	Kaho	Shuhei Nomura	Anna Ishibashi
Masato Sonezaki	Wataru Makimura	Miharu Kishi	Takumi Onodera	Rika Makimura



Ryo Ryusei	Taichi Saotome	Mitsuru Hirata	Ryo Iwamatsu	Koichi Iwaki
Shinji Kasukabe	Jo Toda	Yukihiro Taki	Akihiro Yamagata	Daisuke Tachibana

Toru Nakamura

Toshio Sendo

Additional Cast Members:

Marika Matsumoto - Minako Kawakita
Yuri Ogino - Yuka Murakami
Erika Osanai - hospital staff
Arata Yamanaka

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Comments

Lord Kikuchiyo Sep 19 2018 5:01 am I saw both Korean and Japanese version. No kidding, this Japanese version is far better and more realistic compared to the original. I almost forgot that this is the remake version. It really is great, far better than the Korean counterpart, I must say

happy May 29 2018 10:53 pm this is a great movie. the dark theme, the suspense, the twist, the plot, everything was amazing. i know this movie is a remake from a korean movie. i already watched the korean version, the japanese version really does it justice. i love the twist in this version, more plausible, the motive of the killer is plausible. and the last scene didn't end up cheesy like the korean version... i love the closure of it. acting wise: 10/10.. kudos to fujiwara takuya and ito hideaki. they both acted very well. takuya has that psycho vibe oozing out of him, and ito's character (detective makimura) has something the korean's counterpart doesn't have, it's his calmness and composure and not getting emotional each and everytime. cinematography and direction: amazing, the dark tones are what japanese films famous about. it adds more mystery to it.. i'm going to watch this movie again.

amy Jan 03 2018 4:21 am @darrel i disagree. I would very honestly say its clearly not equally good. The motive of the main murderer with book in Korean version was weak in the second act of the movie. Fujiwara of the same character did a lot better here till the end, also more satisfying and did more justice to the character.There are actually lot of things the Japanese version has improved which i want people to find out their own and i don't want to ruin.Overall its one of the better remake out there and everyone who is the fan of the Korean should definitely check out.

Darrel Dec 21 2017 8:41 am Both the original Korean and Japanese version are equally good.

Jun Dec 19 2017 7:25 am For those who haven’t watch the Korean version,I suggest you skip that one and watch this instead. It’s better in lot of ways and great performance by everyone specially Fujiwara Tatsuya.This is one of the best movie from him after playing villain(Makoto Shishiro) from Ruruoni Kenshin (2&3)

amy Dec 13 2017 3:23 am Great movie! 5 times better than the original, actually i completely forgotten this was a remake while i was watching it.

Yu Nov 22 2017 2:20 am Is this the reincarnation of Yagami Light? HAHAHA jk i'm gonna watch this

ryu Dec 03 2016 2:44 am Already watch the korean version.. Gonna watch this soon..

roza Sep 19 2016 11:55 am OMG !!! I can not wait T_______T I love fujiwara tatsuya- san I loved him in the roles of evil he is great !!

Raquel Pascua Sep 09 2016 8:57 pm I love fujiwara tatsuya..i am excited on this new movie.

fikuri Aug 15 2016 2:55 pm when i read the plot i instantly remember confession of murder, well it really is,

i hope there some twists from the original so i can enjoy it for second time

luki Jul 17 2016 9:44 pm the plot sounds really interesting.. and there's tatsuya fujiwara on top of that xD

Michelle Gonzalez Jul 17 2016 7:31 am I want to see it. I like thd original.

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