Prophecy (予告犯)

Today I will introduce Yoshihiro Nakamura's new movie, Prophecy (予告犯). This movie was released this year. It is a suspense action comiced written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. It was also broadcast as a TV drama. The main character is my favorite actor, Toma Ikuta! And Ryohei Suzuki, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Masataka Kubota, who are all popular actors, appeused in it too. Gaku Hamada, who appeared in Golden Slumber, appeared in this movie too.

STORY

Suddenly, a man wearing a hood of newspaper introduces himself as "NEWSPAPER" on the Internet. He discloses the people who have committed the sins that are not punishable by law. And he sanctions the crime in his own way. Erika Toda as Yoshino, who investigates Internet crime, follows the activites of this mysterious criminal. She notices that there are more than one crime, not a single-handed crime. They leave the mysterious name as “Nelson Cato Rikarute” for a notice site. At last they reveal a political killing, so their activities develop into a social phenomenon. What is their motive? And can Yoshino catch them?

IMPRESSIONS

The scene where Toma Ikuta as Geistu escapes from Erika Toda as Yoshino is very realistic. I was surprised to hear the scene was done in one take. And I was impressed with "their purpose". I could sympathize because this movie was drawn from modern society.

This movie deal with the problems of modern society, fear of the Internet and conflict with of the other countries, it is not a crime story.

If you see the notice in the bottom, I would probably like to see this movie! Please check it out!