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The Third Murder

Original title: Sandome no satsujin
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Third Murder (2017)
CrimeDramaMystery
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
6.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,093
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    • 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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 109Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 18 nominations

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

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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 reviews31

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    8/10
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    With "The Third Murder" Hirokazu Koreeda sidepaths from the more lighthearted thematics his more recent movies like "our little sister" or "after the storm" had and reenters the realm of profound dramas in which he previously worked with in movies like "Like father like son" and one of his ealier works "after life". While the light hearted stuff is enjoyable and it is not as much of a risky "hit and miss" as a movie like "afterlife" might be, I think his more deep and serious movies are definitly more impacting and memorable, thats why I think "The third murder" is definitly one of Koreedas finest works.

    In this crime thriller Koreeda explores heavily the ideas of truth, justice and especially motivation. Why do people say what they say? Can we really trust anyone? This movie was just so beautifully crafted with nearlly every scene you learn new things about character you thought you know already, just to find out how wrong you were, until you dont know what to believe anymore.

    The cinematography was pretty unique to his other movies I would say. He added some emotionally driven music shots that fitted quite well with the tone of the movie and made some character interactions that were already tense and interesting even better by presenting interesting camera shots.

    It was only fitting for Koreeda to give Masaharu Fukuyama the lead role given how well he did in "Like father like son" and he did a wonderful job again with this role. Also one of japans best actors "Koji Yakusho" did a perfect job, like most of the time and gave his role the exact nuance i was talking about previously, with being able to make yourself question your own judgement.

    Overall I can only recommend this movie. Hirokazu Koreeda is one of Japans best living directos and "the third murder" is one of his best movies and I am already looking forward of rewatching this movie.
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    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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