A stunning new movie anti-hero for the ages!
A killing machine willing to kill in the name of justice. He is known as "The Brain Man".

Introduction :

"What is evil and what is justice? What is love? What does a heart feel?"

The Brain Man is an unpredictable tale of violence and mystery that will stir audiences' emotions. It is based on the titular novel by Urio Shudo. First published in 2000, Shudo's novel quicklygained both critical and loyal fans acclaim, winning the 46th Edogawa Rampo Award and selling over 310,000 copies. Despite constant appeals for a film adaptation, the difficulty of portraying the central character of The Brain Man kept the project in development for many years. A first-rate cast and crew are finally assembled and The Brain Man feature film became a reality. In 2013, a never-before-seen antihero is born!

Story :

A seemingly random series of bombings hits the provincial city. This time, a woman with her tongue cut out and explosives strapped to her entire body becomes a human bomb. Through traces of materials found at the scene of the crime, Detective Chaya is only able to take one person into custody - a man who calls himself Ichiro Suzuki.

Due to the extreme nature of the crimes, Ichiro is made to undergo a psychiatric examination by Dr. Mariko Washiya. She finds something unsettling about Ichiro's demeanor.

His answers to the examination questions are too generic and his daily routine is too precise. Mariko puts forward a hypothesis - "Is it possible he was born without emotions?" Determined to learn the truth about Ichiro, Mariko begins todelve into his past and found out that he is toughened to become like a robotic assassin. He obliterates criminals in the name of righteousness.

Meanwhile, Chaya arrives at his own hypothesis -

that Ichiro is not one of the bombers but in fact was trying to kill them. It turned out two young women - Noriko and Yuria are the actual perpetrators of the bombings. A week later, Noriko takes Mariko hostage and demands Ichiro come out of hiding.

What is the true reason behind Noriko's obsession with Ichiro?

Each with their own intricate sense of "justice," a battle to the death between Ichiro and Noriko begins...