Program List
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- “Ex” criminal whose crime has reached the statute of limitation vs. Kiriyama, who regards investigation as his hobby- The legendary comedy-mystery “Time Limit Investigator” returns for the first time in twelve years!
“You are the one who’s done that, aren’t you? The statute of limitations on serious crimes is abolished now, but your case had expired before that. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”
Many unsolved crime cases have reached the statute of limitations, and many “ex” criminals managed to escape from accusations. In Japan, the statute of limitations for murder was abolished in 2010, but there are still piles of unsolved cases that had expired before that.
Time Limit Investigator 2019 is a drama about “a criminal who managed to escape” versus “an investigator who conducts investigations as his hobby. “ Now that there is no statute of limitations for murder anymore, his only ambition is to prove that his reasoning is correct. Surreal and pop, with laid-back characters, this is a mystery drama that makes one feel relaxed and at peace.
A serial murder cold case
Then a man speaks out...
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm the murderer."
5 lives were gruesomely taken in a shocking serial murder case in 1995.
The statute of limitations expired without the killer being apprehended.
22 years later he resurfaces sensationally at a press conference where he announces the launch of a memoir about the murders he committed.
Cameras flash as the killer holds up his book with a daring, charismatic smile.
Soon his words and his image are everywhere in the media.
His confession entrances, provokes and tricks the whole of Japan
but no one can imagine his real intention.
And no one knows that his confession is just the beginning of his unfathomable master plan!
Tatsuya Fujiwara plays the charismatic murderer and Hideaki Ito plays the investigator who's been preoccupied with the case for 22 years.
Out of their confrontation comes an unimaginable drama. This is a suspenseful crime thriller with a new twist!
2017 -- One man tricks the whole of Japan.