Masaya is a college student who receives a letter from Haimura, who is on death row for serial killings that horrified the nation. The former owner of a bakery, Haimura kidnapped and brutally murdered high school students. However, back then he was a supportive figure for Masaya, a lonely junior high school student. Haimura has acknowledged his crimes but says that one of the murders was not his own, and he asks Masaya to investigate. Masaya accepts with trepidation and gradually closes in on the shocking truth.
In this psychological thriller, a young man who can’t turn a blind eye to a killer uncovers even bigger riddles. Sadawo Abe portrays the murderous fiend who both befriended young people and committed gruesome acts, and is perfect for the role with versatility spanning comedy to serious drama. The glint of insanity in his gaze is profoundly disturbing. Kenshi Okada is a rising actor with numerous new films coming out and Kazuya Shiraishi is a popular director acclaimed for his unflinching portrayals of emotional darkness.
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"At the center of Kazuya Shiraishi’s Lesson in Murder is a fascinating, anchoring dynamic between two characters that deliberately takes its cues from the psychological tête-à-tête featured in the likes of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs."
- Chris Luciantonio, Film Pulse
Saturday 5th November
128 min
18+
Sadawo Abe, Kenshi Okada
Kazuya Shiraishi
Film Festival
Japanese with English subtitles
The Kino, Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Barracks, Palace Electric Cinema, Palace Raine Square
