

Lesson in Murder
2022, Japanese. Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi.
Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 6 May 2022
- Original title
- 死刑にいたる病
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryo Takada
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What Lesson in Murder is based on
Lesson in Murder is adapted from a novel.
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Lesson in Murder runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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Lesson in Murder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 May 2022. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Lesson in Murder?
If you liked Lesson in Murder, try Dead Man's Folly, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Marlowe.
Who directed Lesson in Murder?
Lesson in Murder (2022) was directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and stars Sadao Abe, Koshi Mizukami, Takanori Iwata.
What is Lesson in Murder based on?
Lesson in Murder is adapted from a novel.