A.K.A. Serial Killer

1975 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 234 VOTES · DIR. Masao Adachi

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Overview

AKA Serial Killer documents the social upheaval and political oppression that roiled Japan in the 1960s, profiling a nineteen-year-old serial killer Norio Nagayama. An indictment of media sensationalism, the film humanizes the young man by situating his crimes in the larger context of his environment.

Dialogue Timeline — 70 lines

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00:00:05 In the autumn of last year, there were four cases of homicide
00:00:24 He became known as “the handgun serial killer".
00:03:46 Aside from the mother and father, five children were registered at the city hall:
00:07:12 When he was five, he and his brothers moved to Itayanagi City
00:07:22 In his second year of elementary school, he ran away from home to return to Hokkaido
00:07:32 This time he went to Hirosaki, crossed Yamagata Prefecture
00:15:19 after being caught stealing from a clothing store. This, however, did not prevent him
00:15:29 He quit the job roughly six months later and stowed away in a ship in Yokohama port.
00:21:49 He was caught stealing at a local butcher, but the case was not pursued.
00:25:09 where he was provided room and board.
00:28:39 Three months later, he entered the US military base in Yokosuka...
00:28:48 His probation officer managed to secure him employment...
00:29:41 allowing him to work at a dairy in Tokyo.
00:32:13 He spent roughly six months in the Ikebukuro and Sugamo areas of Tokyo.
00:38:12 For a second time, he attempted to stow away in a ship.
00:38:18 He arrived in Yokohama with his hands and legs bound.
00:39:33 The company provided room and board, and he resumed part-time high school study.
00:43:23 In September, he applied to the Self-defense Forces in Nagano Prefecture
00:46:28 at the US naval base in Yokosuka.
00:46:50 the second on October 14th at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto
01:09:04 the fourth son of an apple farmer
01:11:43 then secured employment as a porter in Shinjuku and found an apartment Nakano.
01:25:54 This spring, a 19-year old man was arrested.
01:26:12 Subtitle Translation: Scannon and Kozue Subtitle Timing: Evildee

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed70
Dialogue density0.8 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:26:12

Production Record

DirectorMasao Adachi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes234