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2013

Kyoaku

THE DEVIL'S PATH

凶悪

(c)2013 The Devil's Path f.p.

(c)2013 The Devil's Path f.p.

(c)2013 The Devil's Path f.p.

(c)2013 The Devil's Path f.p.

Release Date
September, 21st, 2013
Running Time
128 min
Genre
Thriller , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
HDCAMSR,Blu-ray
Screen Size
American Vista (1:1.85)
Sound Processing
Uncompressed 5.1ch
Subtitle
English

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

NIKKATSU, Happinet

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

NIKKATSU

[ Production Studio ]

FLAMINGO

[ Story ]

Feature film adaptation of a non-fiction crime book that led to the capture of the real culprit. Depicts a magazine journalist exposing unsolved murders, based on accusations from an inmate on death row. The cast's impassioned performance gave the film a strong buzz, and box office receipts topped 100 million yen in eleven days at seventy-nine theaters nationwide.
Magazine journalist Fujii (Yamada Takayuki) meets Sudo (Pierre Taki), a yakuza on death row. Fujii pursues the truth after Sudo confesses to three other murders, but says that that the main culprit is someone he calls his "teacher" (Lily Franky).

[ Official Site ]

http://www.kyouaku.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 International Film Festival of India, Goa, Country Focus - Japan
2013 Montreal World Film Festival, Focus on World Cinema

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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