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Copycat Killer

Copycat Killer

20027.22h 4m

Overview

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.

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Written by Miyuki Miyabe, Yoshimitsu Morita
Produced by Hideyuki Honma
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Top Cast

Masahiro Nakai

Masahiro Nakai

Koichi Amikawa

Junnosuke Taguchi

Junnosuke Taguchi

Shinichi Tsukada

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Yoshio Arima

Misaki Itō

Misaki Itō

Mariko Arima

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Hiromi Kurihashi

Yuki Saori

Yuki Saori

Sumiko Kurihashi

Takashi Fujii

Takashi Fujii

Kazuaki Takai

Yoko Fujita

Yoko Fujita

Yumiko Takai

Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Akemi Kishida

Yasufumi Terawaki

Yasufumi Terawaki

Shouji Maehata

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookserial killernarcissistic personality disorder

About Copycat Killer

Copycat Killer is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 2002 exploring themes of based on novel or book, serial killer, narcissistic personality disorder. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, it stars Masahiro Nakai, Junnosuke Taguchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki. 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.

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