The Third Murder

Monday, March 16 - Thursday, March 19, 2020

Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence 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.


Official selection: Venice Film Festival; Toronto Int’l Film Festival; Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival

Screening as part of our retrospective Family Portraits: The Films of Hirokazu Kore-eda, from Mar 12 – 19, 2020. Discounted ticket packs available in 3-packs ($36 for general, $27 for IFC Center Members) and 5-packs ($60 for general, $45 for IFC Center Members) here.

DCP Projection

  • Country Japan
  • Language In Japanese with English subtitles.
  • Year 2017
  • Running Time 124 minutes
  • Distributor Film Movement
  • Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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