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Stone's Cocoon (2015)
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Original name: 石の繭 殺人分析班
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The body of a person who died an unnatural death is discovered encased in mortar like concrete in the basement of an abandoned building. Why was the person murdered this way? The next day, the investigation task force receives a phone call from the criminal who calls himself Tremi during a meeting to discuss the investigation of the case. Then, in a short time after her transfer to the First Investigative Division, Kisaragi Toko becomes the negotiator. Tremi mocks and provokes the police while offering hints regarding the murder. A second murder soon occurs just as Tremi had warned. The victim's head has been covered with concrete as they had expected. What is the criminal's motive and why is the criminal fixated with concrete? The criminal's surprising actual target soon emerges...
Style:
tense, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
Plot:
unsolved crime, murder, mysterious villain, investigation, female detective, police inspector, serial killer, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery, forensics, psycho killer, serial murder, fighting crime, killing spree, entrapment, police investigation, female police detective, killing, police, criminal, homicidal maniac, sleuth, policewoman, crime investigation ...
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Most similar movies to Stone's Cocoon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and suspense films and TV series with plots about investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, crime solving, murder investigation, forensics and sleuth mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Stone's Cocoon: Crystal's Beating (2016), Galileo (2007), Parot (2021), Nobody Knows (2020), Demons (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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57%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 70 min.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Based on a novel by a world-famous writer Feodor Dostoevsky.
Style:
tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense
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unsolved crime, murder, murderer, serial murder, investigation, murder investigation, killing spree, killing, sleuth, serial killer, murder mystery, riddles and clues ...
Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Country: Japan
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