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
World sales
Nikkatsu
Cast
Sadao ABE, Kenshi OKADA, Yu MIYAZAKI, Takuji SUZUKI, Ryo SATO
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).