Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌

Lesson In Murder

死刑にいたる病

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Masaya receives a letter from HAIMURA, a convicted serial killer, in which the latter takes responsibility for all the actions he was charged with – except for the last murder. Young law student Masaya begins his investigation, but the path starts leading him down a rabbit hole that might cost him his sanity. The latest thriller by Kazuya SHIRAISHI is a twisty psychological cat-and-mouse game.

死刑にいたる病
Shikei ni itaru yamai

Japan 2022

129 minutes

Director
Kazuya SHIRAISHI

Script
Ryo TAKADA based on a novel by Riu KUSHIKI

Cinematography
Naoya IKEDA

Music
Takashi OHMAMA

About Kazuya SHIRAISHI
白石和彌

Kazuya SHIRAISHI, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974, worked as an assistant director for Koji WAKAMATSU, Isao YUKISADA and Isshin INUDO. LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO (2010) was his directorial debut. His films have been shown at the most important international film festivals and have won numerous awards. The Nippon Connection Film Festival has screened many of his films, such as BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (2017 / NC ’18), THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018 / NC ’19), DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19) and LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021 / NC ’22).