The Third Murder Blu-ray
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Posted October 30, 2018 05:40 PM by Webmaster
Film Movement has provided final details for its upcoming release of acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's film The Third Murder (2017), starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Isao Hashizume, Shin'nosuke Mitsushima, and Mikako Ichikawa. The release will be available for purchase on November 13.
Synopsis: 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 the victim s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: 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 the victim s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Bonus Short Film: A Gentle Night (Directed by Qiu Yang | China | 15 minutes) – In a nameless Chinese city, a mother with her daughter missing, refuses to go gentle into this good night. Winner of the "Best Short Film" Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
- Making of featurette
- Messages from the Cast - Interviews
- Illustrated booklet with excerpt from an interview with director Hirokazu Kore-eda, Why-We-Selected, and technical credits
- English subtitles for the main feature