The villains who win over the brave heroes are mysterious masterminds who have genius hiding places. They get the better of the innocent good people taking advantage of the evil that persists in society. These crime stories have no heroes that achieve completion of their investigation and the antagonist finishes their aim with ease. They have a mindset with a complex plan to reach their worst ambitions. The stories have a detective who is a detailed and dedicated character who chases after all conditions for revealing the reality of murder. These famous villains have twisted intentions in psychological thrillers.
1. The Devil’s Path
This Japanese crime film was inspired by a serial murder case. A letter sent to a magazine reporter states that a teacher has committed various murders for insurance money. He is a mastermind and the person that sent the letter is an actor who is imprisoned as a suspect. The journalist sets out to investigate the details of the gruesome murder.
2. The Snow White Murder Case
A beautiful woman who works at a cosmetic company is murdered in this mystery and psychological drama. There is a rumor that her co-worker kills her due to jealousy. This movie is about the exploration of a criminal case on the internet. The company culture in a workforce is caught up in a suspenseful investigation. The suspect in the crime and for stabbing the worker is a plain woman.
3. Confessions
This psychological thriller is about a teacher who has lost her daughter in a swimming pool. She wants to take revenge for the murder and her husband is HIV positive. Now she has become a hard-hearted person who spins out a master plan for revenge against her students like forcing them to drink HIV milk.
4. Memoirs Of A Murderer
This Japanese detective thriller, based on a bestselling fiction novel is about a serial killer and a man who tries to lie that he is the killer to the advantage of the killer. Later he finds out the killer’s hiding place and tries to end his life. A detective arrives on the spot and arrests the killer called Tokyo Strangler.
5. Character
A popular manga writer is naïve and innocent so he is still stuck in a subordinate position under his boss. This is because she can't work on villains but one day she visits a family but finds everyone dead. Finally, she sees the murderer but lies to the police that she didn't see the murderer who appears to him later.
6. Ringu
This Japanese film of the early 2000s is different from others because it has both horror and a not so innocent female villain. The evil woman shows the downside of new technologies and the tradition of Japan deteriorating by it. She is only a famous ghost who is traditional, cultural, and scary.
7. Zeni Gaba
This is a Japanese manga series in which the villain as a child had an abusive father who spent all his money on notorious pursuits. His sick mother died as she had no money for her medical treatment. He left his family in debt and now his not-so-good son is ready to do anything for money.
8. Death Note
This TV series has the villain or Light Yagami who has the supernatural abilities to kill the less important people. He uses a notebook he received from a dead God for this and he continues his mission even while the police and L, a detective are trying to track him down.
9. Rashomon
This Japanese movie is about a bandit who raped a samurai’s wife while the samurai was tied to a tree. She demanded a duel because of her shame and guilt and though the samurai fought bravely, he was killed by the outlaw. Before he died he gave his wife a look of hate and was unforgiving.
10. Villain
This movie is based on the crime noir novel also nominated for the 2011 Japan Academy Award. A boy meets a girl on one of the online dating sites but she doesn't respect him because their relationship is just about sex. She dumps him for someone else and he humiliates her because he doesn't like her. He throws her out of the car and abuses her. The first companion returns to her but she is not grateful and she abuses him in the same way. He strangles her in his anger and the second boy is suspected of murder.