Lesson in Murder
2022 · 128 min · ★ 7.5 · Mystery, Drama, Crime
Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi · Written by Ryo Takada
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Sadao Abe Yamato Haimura -
Koshi Mizukami Masaya Kakei -
Takanori Iwata Kazuki Kanayama -
Miho Nakayama Ms. Kakei - S Shimako Iwai Woman in Red Jacket
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Ryo Sato Kaoru Nezu -
Takuji Suzuki Kazuo Kakei -
Eiji Takigawa Samura - K Koji Tokuda Soma
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