Lost Care

[Machine Translation] The film is based on the 16th Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer's Award winning novel by Akira Hayamanaka, directed by Tetsu Maeda, winner of the 46th Hochi Film Award for "No Money for the Elderly! (2009) and And Then the Baton Was Passed (2009), which won the 46th Hochi Film Award for Best Director. Actor Kenichi Matsuyama plays Shiba, a caregiver and serial killer of 42 people. The popular and talented actress Masami Nagasawa plays the role of Otomo, a prosecutor who pursues him under the justice of the law, and a tense battle unfolds as the two sides pit their "justice" against each other. The music is composed by Marihiko Hara, whose "Wandering Moon" (2010) was nominated for the Best Music Award at the 77th Mainichi Film Concours and attracted much attention. The tense atmosphere and sad piano melody are heart-wrenching.

葉真中顕の第16回日本ミステリー文学大賞新人賞作を、『老後の資金がありません!』(21年)と『そして、バトンは渡された』(21年)で第46回報知映画賞監督賞に輝いた前田哲監督が映画化。介護士でありながら42人を殺害した連続殺人犯・斯波を演じるのは、演技派・松山ケンイチ。法の正義の下で彼を追い詰める検事・大友に、人気と実力を兼ね備えた女優・長澤まさみが扮し、互いの"正義"をぶつけ合う緊迫のバトルが繰り広げられる。そして音楽を担当するのは、『流浪の月』(22年)で第77回毎日映画コンクールの音楽賞にもノミネートされ注目を集めた原摩利彦。張り詰めた空気感と切ないピアノの旋律が胸を締め付ける。