SummaryLeading 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 victi... Read More
Directed By:Hirokazu Koreeda
Written By:Hirokazu Koreeda
The Third Murder
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Generally Favorable
68
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Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
72% Positive
13 Reviews
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28% Mixed
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90
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.
80
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.
Jul 25, 2018
75
The Third Murder functions well as a topical genre detour for the acclaimed director, but a degree of incongruity between the demands of the procedural formula and Kore-eda’s usual languid pacing keep the film from reaching the upper echelons of his greatest work.
Aug 2, 2018
70
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.
Aug 15, 2018
67
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.
58
A harsh and largely unwelcome change of pace from Japan’s greatest living humanist filmmaker, The Third Murder finds Hirokazu Kore-eda abandoning the warmth of his recent family dramas (“Still Walking,” “After the Storm”) in favor of an ice-cold legal thriller that pedagogically dismantles the death penalty.
50
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.
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Generally Favorable
61% Positive
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Sep 10, 2018
8
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 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.
Aug 26, 2018
7
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, 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.
Production Company:
- Amuse
- Fuji IG Laboratory for Movies (FILM)
- Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
- Gaga
Release Date:Jul 20, 2018
Duration:2 h 4 m
Awards
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 6 Wins & 10 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 5 Nominations
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
• 3 Nominations




























