Masaya KAKEI (Kenshi OKADA) is a university student who is dissatisfied with his life and gloomy about his future. He had failed to be accepted into his university of choice. One day, out of the blue, he receives a letter from convicted serial killer Yamato HAIMURA (Sadao ABE) who is on death row. Yamato once ran a bakery at Masaya's hometown where the latter, then a middle school student, was a frequent customer. According to the letter, Yamato admits to his actions but insists he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate and uncovers the devastating truth.
Directed by Kazuya SHIRAISHI (The Blood of Wolves and its sequel Last of the Wolves) with a screenplay by Ryo TAKADA, this psychological suspense thriller is adapted from the 2017 novel “Shikei ni Itaru Yamai” by Riu KUSHIKI. The film was released in Japan on May 6, 2022.
