Kôji Yakusho (13 Assassins) stars in this Japanese murder mystery from Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Nominated for Best Film...
Kôji Yakusho (13 Assassins) stars in this Japanese murder mystery from Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Nominated for Best Film at Venice.
"Leading attorney Shigemori (Masaharu Fukuyama, Like Father, Like Son) takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi (Yakusho) who served jail time for another murder committed thirty years ago. Shigemori’s chances of winning the case seem low — his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim’s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all." (Venice Film Festival)
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"Compelling enough while you're watching it, frustrating then forgettable once it ends, this is a work that wouldn't command much attention if it came from any other director."
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Variety
Variety"The Japanese maestro Hirokazu Kore-eda takes the narrative ambiguities of his previous movies (After the Storm, Nobody Knows) and pushes them to breaking point and beyond in this beguiling, disquieting courtroom drama."
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The Times
The Times"The Third Murder is a captivating puzzle."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Kore-Eda's approach to a kind of Law and Order concept may take his followers by surprise but should ultimately satisfy most, once they realise they are in for a new type of experience."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"There's plenty to chew on as Koreeda picks apart ideas of morality, law and justice."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"A complex and engrossing examination of truth."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Third Murder | Details
- Rating
- M, Violence & sexual violence references
- Runtime
- 124
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Japan
