- Title: Japanese director Kore-Eda Hirokazu presents 'The Third Murder' in Venice
- Date: 5th September 2017
- Summary: VENICE, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 5, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CAST FROM 'THIRD MURDER' (SANDOME NO SATSUJIN) ON RED CARPET ACTOR FUKUYAMA MASAHARU WAVING / ACTRESS HIROSE SUZU AND FUKUYAMA MASAHARU POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF DIRECTOR KORE-EDA HIROKAZU, ACTRESS HIROSE SUZU, ACTOR FUKUYAMA MASAHARU, ACTOR YAKUSHO KOJI AND COMPOSER LUDOVICO EINAUDI POSING FOR PHOTOS HIROSE SUZU POSING AND WALKING ALONG CARPET WITH REST OF CAST AND FILMMAKERS HIROSE SUZU POSING FOR PHOTOS HIROSE SUZO, FUKUYAMA MASAHARU AND KORE-EDA HIROKAZU POSING FOR PHOTOS ACTOR YAKUSHO KOJI AND CAST AND FILMMAKERS TURNING AND WAVING FANS TAKING PICTURES VARIOUS OF HIROSE SUZO POSING ALONE KORE-EDA HIROKAZU POSING ALONE VARIOUS OF YAKUSHO KOJI SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND HIROSE SUZU POSING FOR PICTURES WITH CROWD HIROSE SUZU SPEAKING TO FANS AND WALKING AWAY
- Embargoed: 19th September 2017 21:20
- Keywords: The Third Murder Kore-Eda Hirokazu Hirose Suzu Fukuyama Masaharu Yakusho Koji Ludovico Einaudi Venice Film Festival Sandome no satsujin
- Location: VENICE, ITALY
- City: VENICE, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0016XBLIKL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: TRANSLATION FROM OFFICIAL FESTIVAL TRANSLATOR
The courtroom is not where you find the truth, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda shows in his legal drama "The Third Murder", which premiered at the Venice film festival on Tuesday (September 5).
The movie, called "Sandome no satsujin" in Japanese, is one of 21 films from around the world competing for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded on Sept. 9 after days of screenings, parties and red carpet glamour on Venice's Lido island.
Addressing reporters ahead of the film's red carpet premiere, Kore-eda said the idea for his film came from a chat he had with lawyers he works with.
The film tells the story of attorney Shigemori, played by Masaharu Fukuyama, who takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi, portrayed by Koji Yakusho, who previously served jail time for a murder he committed 30 years earlier.
The case appears quite straightforward, especially after Misumi voluntarily admits his guilt. But as Shigemori digs deeper, doubts soon emerge.
The court case is concluded but the truth is never revealed, raising questions about the legal system and whether it is right that some human beings are asked to judge others - questions that go largely unanswered.
Most of the key scenes are set in an interview room in jail, where Shigemori interrogates his client, sitting opposite him with only a glass wall between them.
Kore-eda said that what at first seemed a very static setting soon turned out to be a great way to emphasize the emotional turmoil of the two characters, especially as their physical movements are limited.
Unlike a regular crime story, which starts with a mystery that is resolved as the story unfolds, Kore-eda sought "to give this idea of ambiguity, of vagueness that the lawyers themselves perceive ... once the verdict has been handed down." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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