Synopsis
22年目の告白 ―私が殺人犯です―
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.
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
602 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Memoirs of a Murderer sits at position #400.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Memoirs of a Murderer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Memoirs of a Murderer premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,742 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #104 of 324 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation, Robot Communications, WOWOW FILMS, Horipro, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | June 10, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5882982 |