Suspect X
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is a 2008
Japanese mystery-thriller film
based on the novel of the same name
, directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
. The film was a continuation of the popular Japanese serial drama Galileo and included the same cast. It topped Japan's box office for four consecutive weeks and was the third-highest grossing Japanese movie in 2008.
The soundtrack was released on October 1, 2008.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
Japanese mystery-thriller film
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
based on the novel of the same name
Yōgisha X no Kenshin
is a 2006 novel by Keigo Higashino, the third in his Tantei Galileo series and is his most acclaimed work thus far. The book won him numerous awards, including 134th Naoki Prize which is a highly regarded award in Japan and the 6th Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize....
, directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
Hiroshi Nishitani
-Filmography:* Star Reformer * Suspect X * Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess -External links:...
. The film was a continuation of the popular Japanese serial drama Galileo and included the same cast. It topped Japan's box office for four consecutive weeks and was the third-highest grossing Japanese movie in 2008.
The soundtrack was released on October 1, 2008.
Plot
A murder case has occurred and the police are unable to find loopholes in the alibi of the main suspect, Ms Yasuko Hanaoka, thus creating obstacles in the investigation. Detective Kaoru Utsumi again sought the help of professor Manabu Yukawa who, seeing the case has nothing to do with physics, initially refuses to help. However, after a happy reunion with his genius classmate, Tetsuya Ishigami, for whom he has high admiration and who is also the neighbor of the main suspect, he senses that Ishigami is in love with Hanaoka and decides to investigate the case on his own. He succeeds in cracking the case only to reveal a sad and shocking truth that will do no good to all parties save the police. Despite having a reputation of being emotionless when solving cases, this time Yukawa is much affected by the outcome.Cast
- Masaharu FukuyamaMasaharu Fukuyamais a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...
as Manabu YukawaManabu YukawaManabu Yukawa is a fictional character from Keigo Higashino Galileo series. He features in the books Tantei Garireo, Yochimu, Yogisha X no Kenshin, 聖女の救済 and 伽利略の苦恼 currently. He also appears in the Japanese television drama, Garireo as well as the movie, Yogisha X no Kenshin... - Kou ShibasakiKou Shibasaki, born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...
as Kaoru Utsumi - Shinichi TsutsumiShinichi Tsutsumiis a Japanese stage and screen actor. He won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for Always Sanchōme no Yūhi.-Profile:*Place of Birth: Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan*Talent Agency: Siscompany-Movies:* Suspect X...
as Tetsuya Ishigami - Yasuko MatsuyukiYasuko Matsuyukiis a Japanese actress and singer signed to Stardust Promotion.-Biography:Yasuko Matsuyuki was born in 1972 in Tosu, Saga. In 1989, while she was in high school, Matsuyuki won a Non-no fashion magazine contest...
as Yasuko Hanaoka