Copycat Killer

Copycat Killer

123 mins | Drama, Crime | June 8, 2002

Masahiro Nakai (SMAP) stars in this hit film based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, the film also stars Tsutomu Yamazaki and Yoshino Kimura. The title “Mohouhan” means “copycat”, and it tells 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.

Copycat Killer

123 mins | Drama, Crime | June 8, 2002

Copycat Killer
Masahiro Nakai (SMAP) stars in this hit film based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, the film also stars Tsutomu Yamazaki and Yoshino Kimura. The title “Mohouhan” means “copycat”, and it tells 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.
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, Toho Company, Ltd., Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Mainichi Shinbunsha, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mohohan Seisaku Iinkai
Original title 模倣犯
Directors Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers Miyuki Miyabe, Yoshimitsu Morita

Cast

Masahiro Nakai

as Koichi Amikawa

Kanji Tsuda

as Hiromi Kurihashi

Takashi Fujii

as Kazuaki Takai

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Yoshio Arima

Yoshino Kimura

as Shigeko Maehata

Misaki Ito

as Mariko Arima

Junnosuke Taguchi

as Shin'ichi Tsukada

Yasufumi Terawaki

as Shouji Maehata

Eiko Koike

as Akemi Kishida

Yuki Saori

as Kurihashi

Yōko Fujita

as Yumiko Takai

Kumi Nakamura

as Machiko Furukawa

Shigemitsu Ogi

as Shigeru Furukawa

Asahi Yoshida

as Sakaki

Morooka Moro

as Shinozaki