The Brain Man
– A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route...
A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”
09 Feb 2013
Japanese
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Urio Shudô (based on the novel by), Katsuhiko Manabe (screenplay), Izuru Narushima (screenplay)
Fumi Nikaidô, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Shôta Sometani, Yôsuke Eguchi
A series of bombings occur and police track a lead, where they find the male protagonist Ichiro Suzuki and believe he is somehow involved. After psychiatric evaluation and rigorous questioning, the man is found to be emotionally vacant, highly intelligent with a savant-like photographic memory, physically strong and unable to feel any pain. The female lead who plays psychiatrist Mariko Mashiya is intrigued and attempts to discover what and how he came to this state, fueled by her own past personal tragedy and determination to seek the truth. Is he the psychopath they are all looking for?
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