Ryakushô: renzoku shasatsuma

Jan 31 1975 N/A 1h 26m
Biography, Crime, Documentary

AKA Serial Killer documents the social upheaval and political oppression that roiled Japan in the 1960s, profiling a nineteen-year-old serial killer Norio Nagayama. An indictment of media sensationalism, the film humanizes the young man by situating his crimes in the larger context of his environment.

Plot

A visual document of the life of serial killer Norio Nagayama, focusing entirely of his living environment with some narrated biographical information.

Written by

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Directed by

Masao Adachi

Production Countries

Japan

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Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
234
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA