Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei (Shinji Takeda) is on death row. He killed four women twelve years ago. During his murdering spree, he sent pictures of his decapitated victims with flower decoration to the police. The murders and photos caused widespread panic in Japan. One day, Ippei is contacted by Daigo from prison. He asks Ippei if he wants to interview him and write his memoirs. Soon, more women are killed in the same grisly manner as the serial murders from twelve years ago. Now, Ippei becomes the prime suspect of the police and Ippei must quickly find the real murderer. Based on the novel "The Serialist" by David Gordon (published by Simon & Schuster; Original edition on March 9, 2010).
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The Serialist Cast
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Nana Katase
She was 31, now 43 years old
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as Chinatsu Hasegawa |
Masatō Ibu
He was 64, now 75 years old
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Katsuo Nakamura
He was 75, now 86 years old
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Keiko Takahashi
She was 58, now 69 years old
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Tomoka Kurotani
She was 37, now 49 years old
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Sumie Sasaki
She was 84, 90 years old when she died
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Aya Hirayama
She was 29, now 40 years old
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Kazushige Nagashima
He was 47, now 58 years old
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Keiko Toda
She was 55, now 67 years old
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Shinji Takeda
He was 40, now 51 years old
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as Daigo Kurei |
Hirotaro Honda
He was 62, now 73 years old
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Denden
He was 63, now 74 years old
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Chikako Kaku
She was 51, now 63 years old
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The Serialist Crew