Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei (Shinji Takeda) is on death row. He killed four women twelve years ago. During his murdering spree, he sent pictures of his decapitated victims with flower decoration to the police. The murders and photos caused widespread panic in Japan. One day, Ippei is contacted by Daigo from prison. He asks Ippei if he wants to interview him and write his memoirs. Soon, more women are killed in the same grisly manner as the serial murders from twelve years ago. Now, Ippei becomes the prime suspect of the police and Ippei must quickly find the real murderer. Based on the novel "The Serialist" by David Gordon (published by Simon & Schuster; Original edition on March 9, 2010).
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Shinji TakedaDaigo Kurei | Daigo Kurei |
 Takaya KamikawaIppei Akabane | Ippei Akabane |
 Nana KataseChinatsu Hasegawa | Chinatsu Hasegawa |
 Aya HirayamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Rina KoikeNot listed | Not listed |
 Tomoka KurotaniNot listed | Not listed |
 Chikako KakuNot listed | Not listed |
 DendenNot listed | Not listed |
 Kazushige NagashimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Keiko TodaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKatsuo NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Sumie SasakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Hirotaro HondaNot listed | Not listed |
 Masatô IbuNot listed | Not listed |
 Keiko TakahashiNot listed | Not listed |
 Mami AbeNot listed | Not listed |