Masaharu Fukuyama
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Well-known attorney Shigemori takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi, who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago.
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- Masaharu Fukuyama
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Kore-Era’S Latest Departure from Social Realism
- A Political Film in Disguise?
- The Third Murder: Conclusion
He’s dabbled in science fiction (1998’s After Life), a “Jidaigeki” samurai film (2006’s Hana) and even an adaptation of a manga about a sentient sex doll (2009’s Airdoll). There’s no doubt that he’s a master at taking heightened and sometimes otherworldly concepts, then treating them unequivocally as carefully considered character studies – so why ...
Although the topic of the death penalty is a timely one in Japan, with growing numbers of petitions demanding it to be scrapped, Kore-eda sidesteps making any direct political sentiment in the vein of his key directorial influence, Ken Loach. Any political allegory is hidden firmly within the margins, acting as a subtextual commentary on the compli...
The Third Murder is one of the most complex courtroom dramas in recent memory, and a surprisingly welcome departure in style for Kore-eda, who seems to be questioning his own innate humanism as he delves deeper into the court case. He stubbornly refuses to find any easy answers that will conclusively prove the innocence of a character he portrays w...
Main Plot. At Yokohama Detention Center, Shigemori, a criminal defense attorney, and Kawashima, his assistant, meet Misumi, the suspect, who is charged with robbery α and murder. 30 years ago, Misumi was first charged with robbery and murder but the judge - Shigemori’s father - ruled against him receiving the death penalty; Misumi has ...
Jul 20, 2018 · “The Third Murder” cuts to a famous attorney named Tomoaki Shigemori (the also-amazing Masaharu Fukuyama, who starred in Kore-eda’s “Like Father, Like Son”), who gets the Misumi case after his client has confessed. He killed him for money.
The Third Murder: Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. With Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose, Shinnosuke Mitsushima. A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Hirokazu Koreeda
An attorney joins the defense team of a convicted murder facing the death penalty. As he digs deeper, his doubts about his client's guilt increase. Watch trailers & learn more.
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