Thriller, Crime
Death-row inmate Sudo sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii. In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura, also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While checking out the story, based on Sudo's tip, Fuji becomes convinced that the letter is correct. But, a lot of time has passed from the incidents and Sudo's testimony isn't clear. Due to the persistance of Sudo, who is a former yakuza, and Fuji, the police begin to move.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dancer in the Dark
A Bay of Blood
The Ladykillers
A Killing Affair
Long Road To Heaven
Stairway To Heaven
Family Plot
The Mist
Azumi
The Pledge
Fireworks
The Getaway
The Hunter
Witness for the Prosecution
The Alphabet Murders
Secret of the Blackbirds
A Caribbean Mystery
Murder by Death
Lord Edgware Dies
Alibi
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dancer in the Dark
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 2000
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.A Bay of Blood
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1971
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.The Ladykillers
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1955
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.A Killing Affair
IMDB 8 | Oct , 1985
Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man (Weller) whom she believes murdered her husband. As she spends more time with him, she begins to fall for him, but continues to question whether or not she can trust him. Directed by David Saperstein and based on a novel by Robert Houston, A Killing Affair features twists and turns up until the end.Long Road To Heaven
IMDB 1 | Jan , 2007
This film is set in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings. Focusing on three different perspectives, it looks at how these individuals find peace in their lives. Note: this film was banned from screening in Bali. A rating was declined by the Bali censorship board, due to concerns the film might have stirred up tensions in Indonesia.Stairway To Heaven
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2023
Chris, an introverted journalist, is forced to face his fear of stairs when he's invited by the girl he likes to a party in a building with no elevator.Family Plot
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1976
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.The Mist
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2007
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.Azumi
IMDB 6.9 | May , 2003
In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.The Pledge
IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 2001
A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.Fireworks
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 1997
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.The Getaway
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1972
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.The Hunter
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 1980
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.Witness for the Prosecution
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1982
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.The Alphabet Murders
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 1965
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.Secret of the Blackbirds
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1983
Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing his young servant and his wife within the next couple of days? Of course the only person who can answer this question is Ms. Marple. And of course, the murderer is the person you least expected it to be.A Caribbean Mystery
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1983
Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing photograph the Major was carrying is missing, Miss Marple realizes that the serial killer has struck again and more murders will follow.Murder by Death
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1976
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.Lord Edgware Dies
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1934
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?Alibi
IMDB 8 | Apr , 1931
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.