Japan / Jun 08, 2002 / R15+
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of a criminal who abducts and kills women, and those who try to catch him. Nakai is cast as a cold-blooded, intelligent and evil guy who uses the media to announce and show his murders live to the public.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yoko Fujita | Yumiko Takai |
| Eiko Koike | Akemi Kishida |
| Yasufumi Terawaki | Shouji Maehata |
| Yoshino Kimura | Shigeko Maehata |
| Shigemitsu Ogi | Shigeru Furukawa |
| Kumi Nakamura | Machiko Furukawa |
| Yoshida Asahi | Sakaki |
| Moro Morooka | Shinozaki |
| Yumi Yoshimura | Actress of CM 'Dendou-Jitensha' |
| Chiriko Sakashita | Actress of CM 'CD-Phone' |
| Eriko Sato | Actress of CM 'Vitamin-Inryou' |
| Hanako Yamada | Actress of CM 'Nattou' |
| Michiko Shimizu | Radio (voice) |
Genres
CrimeDramaMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 模倣犯 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mainichi Shimbun, Mohohan Seisaku Iinkai, Nippan Group Holdings, TOHO, Shogakukan, Tokyo FM, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Release date | 8 giugno 2002 |
| Executive producer | Yoshishige Shimatani |
| Production | Kei Haruna, Hideyuki Honma |
| Writer | Miyuki Miyabe, Yoshimitsu Morita |
| Editing | Shinji Tanaka |
| Cinematography | Nobuyasu Kita, 工藤勝彦 |
| Assistant directors | Taiichi Sugiyama, Yoshimitsu Morita, Kyoko Morinaga |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Watanabe |
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| Camera operators | Nobuyasu Kita, 工藤勝彦 |
| Additional photography | Nobuyasu Kita, 工藤勝彦 |
| Production design | Kayo Sakurai |
| Art direction | Kayo Sakurai |
| Set decoration | Kayo Sakurai |
| Visual effects | 藤井アキラ, 押田聖弘, 石田兵衛 |
| Music | Michiru Oshima, Yukio Nagasaki, Kyoko Kitahara, Taku Takahashi, Fumio Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Itô |
| Sound | Michiru Oshima, Yukio Nagasaki, Kyoko Kitahara, Taku Takahashi, Fumio Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Itô |
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