[jp Movie 2008] The Devotion Of Suspect X / Yougisha X No Kenshin (容疑者Ｘの献身)

#1 espresso

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 10:53 PM

The Devotion of Suspect X / 容疑者Ｘの献身
www.yougisha-x.com
Release Date: October 4, 2008
DVD & Blu-Ray: March 18, 2009

"Starring popular actor/singer Fukuyama Masaharu and top actress Shibasaki Kou (Shaolin Girl), the hit 2007 Fuji TV detective drama Galileo inspired a big screen spin-off and a TV special in 2008, both of which arrived on October 4. The double dose proved to be a resounding success: the TV special Galileo - Episode Zero drew ratings of over 20%, and the film Suspect X topped the box office for four straight weeks to become the third highest-grossing Japanese film of the year.

Directed by Nimini cooperani Hiroshi (Star Reformer), Suspect X transplants the TV drama's winning formula and the mind-twisting appeal of Higashino Keigo's original story straight to the big screen. Eternal heartthrob Fukuyama Masaharu stars as charmingly nerdy genius physicist and professor Yukawa Manabu who uses his supreme intellect and reasoning to help headstrong detective Kaoru (Kou) solve mysterious cases. This time Yukawa meets his match in Ishigami Tetsuya (acclaimed actor Tsutsumi Shinichi, Always - Sunset on Third Street), a math genius and Yukawa's former classmate who orchestrates the seemingly perfect murder cover-up. Can Yukawa unwrap the mystery, and bring his friend to justice?"

-- YesAsia.com

#2 fallentenshi

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 06:21 PM

I just watched it last night...
I love the drama... but I found this movie to be abit darker than the drama.

It was really sad towards the end, where the guy explained "why" he did it. Poor thing...

#3 LIL_5tar_87

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 10:17 PM

the drama was great, and so is this movie. Because it's a movie, it has a different vibe from the drama, and yet somewhat dark.
It makes you think the case is that simple, but it turns out to be different.

If you watch the special, the math guy was also in their during the flashback.

Everlasting Mythology <3