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.
- Year: 2002
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Studio: Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mainichi Shimbun, Mohohan Seisaku Iinkai, Nippan Group Holdings, TOHO, Shogakukan, Tokyo FM, Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Keyword: series of murders
- Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
- Cast: Masahiro Nakai, Kanji Tsuda, Takashi Fujii, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yoshino Kimura, Misaki Itō