The Copycat Criminal
Journalist Maebata Shigeko, young Tsukada Shinichi and elderly Arima Yoshio all suffer from and become involved in a serial kidnap and murder case. Shinichi first discovers a cut arm and handbag from the murder case. Elderly Yoshio's granddaughter is a murder victim. Based on the novel "Mohouhan" by Miyuki Miyabe.
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Miki Nakatani
as Shigeko Maehata
Tatsuomi Hamada
as Shin'ichi Tsukada
Isao Hashizume
as Yoshio Arima
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
as Kazuaki Takai
Fumika Shimizu
as Yumiko Takai
Yusuke Yamamoto
as Hiromi Kurihara
Tetta Sugimoto
as Shoji Maehata
Kotaro Yoshida
as Takao Kida
Shigeru Muroi
as Machiko Furukawa
Atsuko Takahata
as Masako Itagaki
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