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Suspect X

Suspect X

20087.62h 8m

Overview

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
Written by Yasushi Fukuda, Keigo Higashino
Produced by Tadashi Makino, Kazutoshi Wadakura
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Top Cast

Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama

Manabu Yukawa

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Kaoru Utsumi

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Shumpei Kusanagi

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Hiromi Koribayashi

Miki Maya

Miki Maya

Sakurako Shironouchi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tetsuya Ishigami

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Hanaoka

Keishi Nagatsuka

Keishi Nagatsuka

Shinji Togashi

Hiroshi Shinagawa

Hiroshi Shinagawa

Shiro Yuge

Dankan

Dankan

Kuniaki Kudo

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookmathematiciangeniusteachermurderphysicistmurder caseecentric geniusmystery

About Suspect X

Suspect X is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 2008 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, mathematician, genius, teacher, murder. Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani, it stars Masaharu Fukuyama, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuki Kitamura. A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

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