The Third Murder

A year prior to the success of the "Shoplifters" in Cannes, Hirokazu Koreeda created his own version of a mystery courtroom drama, that reflected a burning concern about the subjectivity of truth and the administration of justice.

Synopsis

A successful lawyer takes on the defense of a man, who after serving time for murder thirty years ago, is now accused of murder and theft again. The chances of winning the case are slim since his client freely pleads guilty, despite facing the death penalty if convicted. As he investigates the case deeper by studying the testimonies of the victim's family, the usually infallible lawyer begins to doubt whether his client is the real killer.