Killing for the Prosecution

Killing for the Prosecution

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Release Date

8/24/2018

Runtime

124 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A tightly wound procedural where the pursuit of justice unravels into moral complexity, as a young prosecutor discovers that his admired mentor may harbor dangerous secrets. The film balances institutional investigation with intimate psychological tension.

Mood

TenseContemplativeDread-soaked

Themes

JusticeBetrayalObsessionCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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