Successful attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of Misumi, a defendent accused of theft and murder. Hope of success is skant: Misumi, who had previously been convicted of the murder, openly admits his own guilt in spite of facing the death penalty. But the more that Shigemori delves into the case, the more he begins to doubt whether his client has really broken the law.
The Third Murder Sandome no satsujin
With The Third Murder, Japanese master of the family drama Hirokazu Koreeda, winner of this year's Palme D'Or at Cannes for Shoplifters, directs his lens towards the crime genre for the first time.