Suspect X

See also:Yōgisha X no Kenshin (novel).

Suspect X
DVD cover (Hong Kong release)
Directed by	Hiroshi Nishitani
Written by	Novel: Keigo Higashino Screenplay: Yasushi Fukuda
Starring	Masaharu Fukuyama Kou Shibasaki Shinichi Tsutsumi Yasuko Matsuyuki
Music by	Kanno Yugo Masaharu Fukuyama
Distributed by	Toho
Release date(s)	October 4, 2008 December 24, 2008 February 26, 2009 April 9, 2009
Running time	128 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Suspect X (容疑者Xの献身, yōgisha x no kenshin^?) is a 2008 Japanese mystery-thriller film based on the novel of the same name, directed by Hiroshi Nishitani. The film was a continuation of the popular Japanese serial drama Galileo and included the same cast. It topped Japan's box office for four consecutive weeks and was the third-highest grossing Japanese movie in 2008.
The soundtrack was released on October 1, 2008.

Plot

A murder case has occurred and the police are unable to find loopholes in the alibi of the main suspect, Ms Yasuko Hanaoka, thus creating obstacles in the investigation. Detective Kaoru Utsumi again sought the help of professor Manabu Yukawa who, seeing the case has nothing to do with physics, initially refuses to help. However, after a happy reunion with his genius classmate, Tetsuya Ishigami, for whom he has high admiration and who is also the neighbor of the main suspect, he senses that Ishigami is in love with Hanaoka and decides to investigate the case on his own. He succeeds in cracking the case only to reveal a sad and shocking truth that will do no good to all parties save the police. Despite having a reputation of being emotionless when solving cases, this time Yukawa is much affected by the outcome.

Comparison with the book

The film stays true to the book.

Cast

• Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa
• Kou Shibasaki as Kaoru Utsumi
• Shinichi Tsutsumi as Tetsuya Ishigami
• Yasuko Matsuyuki as Yasuko Hanaoka

Reception

The film is not well known to the rest of the world, although it attracted much attention in Japan. It is not reviewed by any prominent English websites, but it was generally well-received by both the audiences and the critics in the countries in which it has been shown.

External links

• Yôgisha X no kenshin at the Internet Movie Database