The Third Murder
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The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda that explores the ambiguity of truth and justice through a murder case and the relationship between a defense lawyer and his client.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Third Murder canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Third Murder Context triple: [Kengo Kora, notableWork, The Third Murder]
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A.
The Murder
"The Murder" is the iconic, shrieking string cue composed by Bernard Herrmann for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, most famously underscoring the film’s shower scene.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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C.
The Murderer
The Murderer is a novel by Guyanese writer Roy Heath, known for its psychologically intense portrayal of a man's descent into obsession and violence in a Caribbean setting.
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D.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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E.
Experiment in Murder
Experiment in Murder is a crime novel set within the Capital Crimes series universe, following a high-stakes investigation into a deadly and intricately planned killing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Third Murder Target entity description: The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda that explores the ambiguity of truth and justice through a murder case and the relationship between a defense lawyer and his client.
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A.
The Murder
"The Murder" is the iconic, shrieking string cue composed by Bernard Herrmann for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, most famously underscoring the film’s shower scene.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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C.
The Murderer
The Murderer is a novel by Guyanese writer Roy Heath, known for its psychologically intense portrayal of a man's descent into obsession and violence in a Caribbean setting.
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D.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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E.
Experiment in Murder
Experiment in Murder is a crime novel set within the Capital Crimes series universe, following a high-stakes investigation into a deadly and intricately planned killing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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crime drama film ⓘ film ⓘ legal thriller film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for Hirokazu Kore-eda
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linked to:
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year nomination ⓘ Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year for Hirokazu Kore-eda ⓘ |
| castMember |
Isao Hashizume
NERFINISHED
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Kōji Yakusho ⓘ Masaharu Fukuyama NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikako Ichikawa ⓘ Shinnosuke Mitsushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzu Hirose ⓘ Yuriko Ishida ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Kōji Yakusho as Misumi
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linked to:
Kōji Yakusho
Masaharu Fukuyama as Shigemori ⓘ Suzu Hirose as Saki ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mikiya Takimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Hirokazu Kore-eda ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Toho ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hirokazu Kore-eda ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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legal thriller ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Misumi
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Saki ⓘ Shigemori ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ludovico Einaudi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of ambiguity in criminal confessions
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philosophical approach to crime and punishment ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A defense lawyer re-examines a murder case in which his client has already confessed, uncovering contradictions that challenge the nature of truth and justice. ⓘ |
| producer |
Matsuzaki Kaoru
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Taguchi Hijiri ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Fuji Television Network
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linked to:
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Gaga Corporation ⓘ
linked to:
Gaga Communications
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| releaseDate | 2017-09-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 124 ⓘ |
| screenedAt |
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
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linked to:
Toronto International Film Festival
2017 Venice International Film Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Venice Film Festival
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| screenwriter | Hirokazu Kore-eda ⓘ |
| setting | Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity of truth
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criminal responsibility ⓘ justice ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ truth ⓘ |
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