Suspect X
Seen it?2008 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$55 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
- Masaharu FukuyamaManabu Yukawa
- Ko ShibasakiKaoru Utsumi
- Kazuki KitamuraShumpei Kusanagi
- Ikkei WatanabeHiromi Koribayashi
- Miki MayaSakurako Shironouchi
- Shinichi TsutsumiTetsuya Ishigami
- Yasuko MatsuyukiYasuko Hanaoka
- Keishi NagatsukaShinji Togashi
- Hiroshi ShinagawaShiro Yuge
- DankanKuniaki Kudo