The Third Murder (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3

Kore-eda Hirokazu reteams with his Like Father, Like Son star Fukuyama Masaharu for The Third Murder, a psychological courtroom drama co-starring Yakusho Koji. In a departure from his recent works, the auteur, whose last four films have been family dramas, writes and directs the original suspense mystery about the defendant and defense lawyer of a murky murder case. Screened in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival, the film co-stars Saito Yuki (Ballad: Namonaki Koi no Uta) as the murder victim's wife, Ichikawa Mikako (Shin Godzilla) as the prosecutor, and Our Little Sister's Hirose Suzu as the victim's daughter who holds a crucial piece to the puzzle. The Third Murder swept Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing at the 41st Japan Academy Prize.

Elite result-oriented lawyer Shigemori (Fukuyama Masaharu) becomes the assigned counsel for Mikuma (Yakusho Koji), who has confessed to killing the factory boss who fired him. As Mikuma, who already has a criminal record from a murder charge 30 years ago, faces a possible death sentence, Shigemori's main responsibility is to try to lighten his sentence. Though this at first seems like an open-and-shut case, Mikuma's inconsistent testimony raises many questions. Shigemori begins to have doubts about Mikuma's motives and guilt, but the more he investigates, the less he understands his client.

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Product Title:	The Third Murder (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) 第三度殺人 (2017) (DVD) (香港版) 第三度杀人 (2017) (DVD) (香港版) 三度目の殺人 The Third Murder (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s):	Fukuyama Masaharu (Actor) | Yakusho Koji (Actor) | Hirose Suzu (Actor) | Saito Yuki (Actor) | Yoshida Kotaro (Actor) | Mitsushima Shinnosuke (Actor) 福山雅治 (Actor) | 役所廣司 (Actor) | 廣瀨鈴 (Actor) | 齊藤由貴 (Actor) | 吉田鋼太郎 (Actor) | 滿島真之介 (Actor) 福山雅治 (Actor) | 役所广司 (Actor) | 广濑铃 (Actor) | 齐藤由贵 (Actor) | 吉田钢太郎 (Actor) | 满岛真之介 (Actor) 福山雅治 (Actor) | 役所広司 (Actor) | 広瀬すず (Actor) | 斎藤由貴 (Actor) | 吉田鋼太郎 (Actor) | 松岡依都美 (Actor) | 満島真之介 (Actor) 후쿠야마 마사하루 (Actor) | Yakusho Koji (Actor) | 히로세 스즈 (Actor) | Saito Yuki (Actor) | Yoshida Kotaro (Actor) | Mitsushima Shinnosuke (Actor)
Director:	Kore-eda Hirokazu 是枝 裕和 是枝裕和 是枝裕和 고레에다 히로카즈
Release Date:	2018-05-23
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Traditional Chinese
Place of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Publisher:	Edko Films Ltd. (HK)
Package Weight:	100 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1066623532

* Special Features:
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Kore-eda Hirokazu breaks away from his usual family dramas with a contemplative exploration into the Japanese legal system and capital punishment. Not long after being released for committing a double murder, Misumi is arrested again for killing his former boss. The death penalty seems certain, but his defender, Shigemori, and his colleagues are sure that they can reduce their client’s sentence. However, Shigemori discovers evidence that exposes his client’s confession as a lie. Why did Misumi lie, and who is he trying to protect? A patient, engrossing mystery about the fluid and murky nature of truth, The Third Murder is refreshing change of pace that will surprise and challenge even Kore-eda’s most passionate fans.

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