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The Third Murder

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6.6/10 • 266

2017-09-09 • 2h 5m

DramaMysteryCrime

Everyone has a truth to want to believe.

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

Directors
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Editors
Hirokazu Kore-eda

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Masaharu Fukuyama

    Masaharu Fukuyama

    Tomoaki Shigemori

  2. Suzu Hirose

    Suzu Hirose

    Sakie Yamanaka

  3. Shinnosuke Mitsushima

    Shinnosuke Mitsushima

    Teru Kawashima

  4. Mikako Ichikawa

    Mikako Ichikawa

    Itsuki Shinohara

  5. Izumi Matsuoka

    Izumi Matsuoka

    Akiko Hattori

  6. Aju Makita

    Aju Makita

    Yuka Shigemori

  7. Tōru Shinagawa

    Tōru Shinagawa

    Watanabe

  8. Toshie Negishi

    Toshie Negishi

    Landlady

  9. Tsutomu Takahashi

    Tsutomu Takahashi

    Sakurai

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jessetaylor

Sep 15, 2017

7/10

A very good courtroom procedural with a brilliantly complex performance from the always great Kōji Yakusho. Still, this is a major change of pace from Koreeda and I don't know that I'm a fan of the new style. He does familial drama best and I hope he returns to form on his next feature.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
death penaltyjapanconfessionsuspicion of murdersuspicionmurderlawyercourtroomlegal battlemurder trialcourtroom dramacriminal recordlegal thrillerjudgement