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197586 minPG-13documentary

5.7/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

A.K.A. Serial Killer

197586 minPG-13documentary

5.7/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

A nuanced look at a young serial killer within Japan's turbulent 1960s.

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A nuanced look at a young serial killer within Japan's turbulent 1960s.

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Masao Adachi

Masao Adachidirector

Masao Adachi

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Masao Adachi

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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.

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