The Third Murder
2017 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 6.6 · 78% critics
A defense lawyer takes on a robbery-and-murder case after the suspect quickly confesses, but shifting accounts and uneasy details make the truth feel slippery. As the trial approaches, the lawyer wrestles with what justice means, how much certainty matters, and the weight of decisions that can change a life.
Also known as The 3rd Murder
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Details
- Original title
- 三度目の殺人
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-09-09
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (285 votes)
- Box office
- $13,411,936
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, idea-driven courtroom mystery that keeps you questioning motives and truth; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers, or tidy resolutions like Unforgiven.
Pros: tense courtroom cat-and-mouse; thoughtful justice questions; strong performances | Cons: slow pacing; unresolved subplots; demands active attention
Themes
- death penalty
- japan
- confession
- suspicion of murder
- suspicion
- murder
- lawyer
- courtroom
- legal battle
- murder trial
- courtroom drama
- criminal record
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Masaharu Fukuyama
as Tomoaki Shigemori
Koji Yakusho
as Takashi Misumi
Suzu Hirose
as Sakie Yamanaka
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
as Teru Kawashima
Mikako Ichikawa
as Itsuki Shinohara
Izumi Matsuoka
as Akiko Hattori
Aju Makita
as Yuka Shigemori
Tōru Shinagawa
as Watanabe
Toshie Negishi
as Landlady
Tsutomu Takahashi
as Sakurai
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda