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The Third Murder

Original title: Sandome no satsujin
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
6.6K
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Sandome no satsujin (2017)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Writer
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Stars
    • Masaharu Fukuyama
    • Kôji Yakusho
    • Suzu Hirose
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Writer
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Stars
    • Masaharu Fukuyama
    • Kôji Yakusho
    • Suzu Hirose
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    • 32User reviews
    • 108Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 18 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Masaharu Fukuyama
    Masaharu Fukuyama
    • Shigemorias Shigemori
    Kôji Yakusho
    Kôji Yakusho
    • Misumias Misumi
    Suzu Hirose
    Suzu Hirose
    • Sakieas Sakie
    Shinnosuke Mitsushima
    Shinnosuke Mitsushima
    • Kawashima Akiraas Kawashima Akira
    Mikako Ichikawa
    • Sasabara Itsukias Sasabara Itsuki
    Izumi Matsuoka
    • Hattori Akikoas Hattori Akiko
    Isao Hashizume
    • Shigemori Akihisaas Shigemori Akihisa
    Hajime Inoue
    • Ono Minoruas Ono Minoru
    Aju Makita
    • Shigemori Yukaas Shigemori Yuka
    Toshie Negishi
    Toshie Negishi
    Ichirô Ogura
    Yuki Saitô
    • Yamanaka Mitsueas Yamanaka Mitsue
    Tôru Shinagawa
    • Watanabeas Watanabe
    Tsutomu Takahashi
    Kôtarô Yoshida
    Kôtarô Yoshida
    • Settsu Daisukeas Settsu Daisuke
    • Director
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
    • Writer
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
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    Storyline

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    Misumi has a criminal record dating back many years and is now under the spotlight again. It looks like an open and shut case, for Misumi has confessed to the new charge. Enter prominent lawyer Shigemori, who harbours other ideas, which could mean the difference between life and death. —aghaemi
    • burning a dead body
    • searching for the truth
    • corrupt businessman
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the first fiction film from Hirokazu Koreeda that was shot in anamorphic digital and framed in 2.35:1.
    • Quotes

      Sakie: I don't want to pretend not to see, like my mother.

    User reviews32

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    Top review
    7/10
    Very good...but the pacing will create a problem for many viewers
    In recent years, Hirokazu Koreeda has been among the most exciting and interesting Japanese filmmakers. In movies such as "Like Father, Like Son", "Our Little Sister" and "Shoplifters", he tells marvelous stories about seemingly ordinary and non-cimematic sitations....stories about real people and about problems which you rarely hear about in Japanese movies. Here, in a bit of a change of pace, Koreeda takes on a story about murder....and it's complex, strange and ultimately worth seeing. Sadly, however, the pacing is glacially slow...and many viewers ultimately might give up on the film before its conclusion.

    The story is about a group of lawyers who have been a pretty hopeless case to defend. It seems a man has pled guilty to murder and burning a corpse...and he's done little to help himself avoid the death penalty. In addition, his story is very inconsistent and keeps changing. Inexplicably, instead of just going through the motions as most lawyers would do in a case like this, Shigemori keeps digging to learn exactly what did happen and why...and, not surprisingly, it's not what the case originally seemed to be.

    The story is slow....very, very slow. For non-Japanese audiences, this slowness makes watching the film with subtitles a bit tough...and I found myself drifting off on occasion. My advice is to stick with it....the twist is shocking and exposes some issues rarely addressed in films...especially Japanese films. Not surprising, as Koreeda seems to enjoy addressing topics which other Japanese filmmakers avoid.
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    • Jan 17, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • GAGA (Japan)
      • Official Facebook (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The 3rd Murder
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Amuse
      • Fuji IG Laboratory for Movies (FILM)
      • Fuji Television Network
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,315
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,670
      • Jul 22, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,411,936
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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