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Killing for the Prosecution

2018 · 124 min

A sober, talk-heavy legal drama that builds quiet pressure as ideals and institutional loyalty grind against each other.

Directed by
Masato Harada
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring
Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Overview
Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.

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Directed by
Masato Harada
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring
Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • loyalty
  • morality
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Masato Harada
Written by
Takahide Shibanushi, Masato Harada
Starring
Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yutaka Matsushige, Takehiro Hira, Norito Yashima, Koji Ohkura, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Cinematography
Takahide Shibanushi
Runtime
124 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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