Suspect X
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Current user rating: 92/100 (13 votes)
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- Movie: Suspect X / The Devotion of Suspect X
- Romaji: Yogisha X no kenshin
- Japanese: 容疑者Ｘの献身
- Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
- Writer: Keigo Higashino (Novel)
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- Release Date: October 4, 2008
- Runtime: 128 min.
- Production Company: Cine Bazar, Fuji TV, Stardust Promotion
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
- Theme Song: Koh - Sai ai
Plot
The body of a male has been discovered, strangled to death, his face pulverized beyond recognition and fingers burned to a crisp. Assigned to the case are local precinct detective, Kaoru Utsumi, and her ex"colleague from headquarters, Shunpei Kusanagi. It turns out that the neighbor of the victim's ex"wife is a college alumnus of brilliant physicist, Manabu Yukawa, aka “Detective Galileo."He is Tetsuya Ishigami, a high school math teacher whom Yukawa personally considers a true genius. When Yukawa is brought onto help with the case by Utsumi, he begins to suspect that this “true genius"and a with whom Yukawa shares a bond of friendship as an intellectual equal is somehow connected to the murder. Elaborate bluffs, false testimonials, loopholes in logic − all begin to appear in Detective Galileo's way as if intentionally placed as a challenge by someone with mathematical brilliance.
Notes
- Movie is based on Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino's 2005 novel "Yogisha X no Kenshin" ("The Devotion of Suspect X").
- The movie's script is a compilation of Higashino's famous "Detective Galileo" series.
- Related titles:
- Galileo (Fuji TV / 2007)
- Galileo: Episode Zero (Fuji TV / 2008)
- Suspect X | Yogisha X no kenshin (2008)
- The Devotion of Suspect X | Wonjeonhan Sarang (2012)
Cast
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| Masaharu Fukuyama | Kou Shibasaki | Hiroshi Shinagawa | Kazuki Kitamura | Ikkei Watanabe | Miki Maya |
| Manabu Yakawa | Kaoru Utsumi | Shiro Yuge | Shunpei Kusanagi | Hiromi Kuribayashi | Sakurako Jonouko |
Additional Cast Members:
- Shinichi Tsutsumi - Tetsuya Ishigami
- Yasuko Matsuyuki - Yasuko Hanaoka
- Keishi Nagatsuka - Shinji Togai
- Dankan - Kuniaki Kudo
- Miho Kanazawa - Miri Hanaoka
- Toru Masuoka - Shujiro Katsuragi
- Yasufumi Hayashi - Junichi Kakimoto
- Ryu Morioka
- Takahiro Ito
- Lily Franky
- Koji Ishizaka
- Ayaka Komatsu
- Masaki Miura
- Takuji Suzuki
- Toshihide Tonesaku
- Akiko Yagi
- Hiroaki Fukui
- Tsuyoshi Hayashi
- Yuko Fukui
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Awards
- "Most Popular Film" - 2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2009
zatoichi1985 Says:
Feb 08 2011 9:58 am
Kudos!!
One of the great japanese movies i have watch... I like the clashing intellect the 2 main characters portray. Its a must to watch movies like this one.... Good Job!!!
G00dEgg Says:
Mar 05 2009 7:20 am
This is a great movie. Galileo has shown his naked emotion despite being so cool all the while.
MUST WATCH. Bring a hankie along. U might cry. . . .