The Third Murder

Name: The Third Murder
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: July 20, 2018
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Aju Makita, Hajime Inoue, Ichirô Ogura, Isao Hashizume, Izumi Matsuoka

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Film Movement | Release Date: July 20, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Aju Makita, Hajime Inoue, Ichirô Ogura, Isao Hashizume, Izumi Matsuoka, Kôji Yakusho, Kôtarô Yoshida, Masaharu Fukuyama, Mikako Ichikawa, Shin'nosuke Mitsushima, Suzu Hirose, Yuki Saitô

Summary: Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 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 theLeading attorney Shigemori takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 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.… Expand

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 124 min

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Deborah Young

Though different in feeling from the Japanese writer-director's perceptive family tales like After the Storm, it has the same clarity of thought and precision of image as his very best work. Read full review

Dan Fainaru

Kore-Eda, writer, director and editor, an auteur in the full sense of the word, tunes his approach to the genre, but only up to a certain point. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jul 19, 2018

The movie opens with the defendant bashing in the victim’s head and then burning the corpse. A trial seems almost beside the point, a view that the writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda goes on to dismantle with lapidary precision. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Aug 2, 2018

Kore-eda is too polished a filmmaker for The Third Murder not to be of interest, but its focus is finally too fuzzy to compel the way the best of the director's work does. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Aug 15, 2018

Where Kore-eda finds his languid but captivating pace is in the constant itch that there are no ways to quite make all of the pieces fit. Read full review

John Bleasdale

Kore-eda has unquestionably added a new, intriguing angle to his meditation on family life in contemporary Japan. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

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. Coming from this one, it mostly intrigues as an unexpected if not terribly rewarding change of pace. Read full review

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CosiMOLOGO

Sep 10, 2018

Lo característico en la filmografía de este director japones es contar historias familiares (que no se confunda el termino familiar con el género familiar), pero en esta ocasión opta por narrar un policial negro, que no cumple exactamente con los parámetros visuales que identifican a esteLo característico en la filmografía de este director japones es contar historias familiares (que no se confunda el termino familiar con el género familiar), pero en esta ocasión opta por narrar un policial negro, que no cumple exactamente con los parámetros visuales que identifican a este género, pero con un estilo de autor bien marcado que sabe como generar ambientes valiéndose de todas las herramientas cinematográficas. Como ya mencioné al inicio, la película no cumple con los parámetros visuales característicos del policial negro. Pero sin embargo hay escenas muy bien logradas como las de los interrogatorios finales o la escena antecesora al juicio. Tal vez el final no llegue a agradar a muchos, pero es sin duda alguna una gran maravilla. Todas esto se complementa con la excelente música.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 26, 2018

While I'm waiting for the arrival of Shoplifters national cinemas, Hirokazu Koreeda presented The Third Murder, a film that remained true to his style. This is an excellent drama but also imbued with mystery and elements of a thriller.

As I said his style is present. The paused rhythm, theWhile I'm waiting for the arrival of Shoplifters national cinemas, Hirokazu Koreeda presented The Third Murder, a film that remained true to his style. This is an excellent drama but also imbued with mystery and elements of a thriller.

As I said his style is present. The paused rhythm, the way in which he attenuates and doses the dramatic load sustaining the tension in a constant way, supported by a very good performance of his cast, but ultimately the film begins to stumble and never seems to find the right way or rather the correct solution to the puzzle that ends up building and despite the solid quality, it doesn't end up leaving the impression that one would expect from this director.… Expand

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