A.K.A. Serial Killer
1975 · 86 min · ★ 5.7 · Crime, Documentary
AKA Serial Killer documents the social upheaval and political oppression that roiled Japan in the 1960s, profiling a nineteen-year-old serial killer Norio Nagayama. An indictment of media sensationalism, the film humanizes the young man by situating his crimes in the larger context of his environment.
Directed by Masao Adachi · Written by Masao Adachi
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