, also known as ''Confession of Murder'', is a 2017 Japanese

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thriller film that is a remake of the 2012 South Korean film ''

Confession of Murder ''Confession of Murder'' (; lit. "I Am the Murderer") is a 2012 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Jung Jae-young and Park Si-hoo. It is about a police officer who is haunted for failing to capture a serial kill ...

''. The film was directed by

Yū Irie is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture. After a number of short films, including ''Obsession'' and ''Seven Drives'' which were screened at the Yubari I ...

and stars

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as Sonezaki and

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as Ko Makimura.

Plot

In 1995, five mysterious murders took place. In 2017, a man named Masato Sonezaki comes public confessing that he is the murderer, but the police cannot arrest him due to a loophole in the law. Sonezaki publishes a book and becomes a celebrity. Later, another man claims to be the real murderer. But then it is revealed that both of them are frauds. Sonezaki confesses that he wanted to capture the real killer while the other man wanted financial success. Sonezaki is revealed to be Takumi Onodera, whose fiancé was killed by that killer. Later, Sonezaki finds out the real killer's hideout and tries to kill him. Detective Kō Makimura comes and stops Sonezaki. The killer is then taken to police custody. In a post-credit scene, a man attempts to kill the killer to avenge his mother.

Cast

as Masato Sonezaki, who claims himself to be the murderer. *

as Kō Makimura, a detective. * Kaho * Shuhei Nomura *

Anna Ishibashi is a Japanese actress and model. Career Ishibashi starred in Ryuichi Hiroki's ''Your Friend'' in 2008. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. She appeared in Koji Maeda's ''Cannonball Wedlock'' in 2011. Film ...

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Mitsuru Hirata is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Fall Guy''. Filmography Films *''Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu *''Theater of Life'' (198 ...

Koichi Iwaki is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for the 1986 film '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o''. He was a Zainichi Korean until April 5, 2017, when he naturalized. Iwaki is also a racing car driver. ...

* Toru Nakamura * Ryo Iwamatsu

References

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* * Japanese remakes of South Korean films Japanese action thriller films Nippon TV films Japanese serial killer films Japanese crime films Films directed by Yu Irie 2017 crime films 2017 action thriller films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub