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Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, who faces death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the new case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
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Tomoaki Shigemori (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, Misumi (Koji Yakusho), who faces death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the new case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as no third murder happens, the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]] and will happen later]].
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Played with. At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as no [[spoiler:No third murder happens, the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]] and will happen later]].
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The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese film by [[Creator/HirokazuKoreEda Kore-Eda Hirokazu]].
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The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese film legal thriller by [[Creator/HirokazuKoreEda Kore-Eda Hirokazu]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: Shigemori is quite cynical, and for some reason becomes good. His initial cynicism helps the author show how Japanese lawyers think. Then his actual seeking for truth carries the plot.
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* CentralTheme: Kore-eda decided to make a film about a gap between the Japanese' perception of the court as [[HollywoodLaw the space where people aim for the truth]] and what it actually is: a space for lawyers "to make adjustments to the conflict [of] interest." Plays with the speculation of "what would happen if a lawyer really started wanting to know the truth?"
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* CentralTheme: Kore-eda decided to make a film about a gap between the Japanese' perception of the court as [[HollywoodLaw the space where people aim for the truth]] and what it actually is: a space for lawyers "to to make adjustments to the conflict [of] interest." conflicts of interest. Plays with the speculation of "what would happen if a lawyer really started wanting to know the truth?"
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Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, who faces the death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
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Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, who faces the death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the new case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
* AmoralAttorney: Slightly. Shigemori is quite cynical and seems more interested in efficiency than actually finding the truth, but is not exactly a monster (and he gets better as his interest for the case grows). [[{{Foil}} Foiled]] by a younger lawyer.
* CentralTheme: Kore-eda decided to make a film about a gap between the Japanese' perception of the court as [[HollywoodLaw the space where people aim for the truth]] and what it actually is: a space for lawyers "to make adjustments to the conflict [of] interest." Plays with the speculation of "what would happen if a lawyer really started wanting to know the truth?"
* CentralTheme: Kore-eda decided to make a film about a gap between the Japanese' perception of the court as [[HollywoodLaw the space where people aim for the truth]] and what it actually is: a space for lawyers "to make adjustments to the conflict [of] interest." Plays with the speculation of "what would happen if a lawyer really started wanting to know the truth?"
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* LawProceduralLawProcedural: Kore-Eda's first.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and but there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]]]]
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as no third murder happens, the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]]]]penalty]] and will happen later]].
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* ShownTheirWork: Being unfamiliar with how lawyers worked in the justice system, the author brought together seven lawyers over several months to stage mock trials and mock interviews of a criminal while he was taking note of their language and thought process.
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SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]]]]
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* SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese film by [[Creator/HirokazuKoreEda Kore-Eda Hirokazu]].
Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, who faces the death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]]]]
SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese film by [[Creator/HirokazuKoreEda Kore-Eda Hirokazu]].
Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client named Misumi, who faces the death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has been previously convicted for a murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.
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!!Tropes:
ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: At the beginning of the plot, two murders have already happened. [[spoiler:Subverted as the third murder is [[AnAesop death penalty]]]]
SympatheticMurderer: Zig-zagged. Talking to Misumi is very frustrating, and there is doubt that is is guilty. His lawyer may also feel this, since is own father was the judge who convicted Misumi before.
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