The Third Murder

Japanese crime thriller written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Following his release from prison after serving 30 years for murder, Misumi (Koji Yakusho) confesses to murdering his boss and is sentenced to death. He is assigned lawyer Shigemori (Masaharu Fukuyama) who vows to do everything he can to get the sentence changed to life in prison.

However, as Shigemori attempts to work the case and get the best result possible for his client, Misumi makes things difficult by continually changing his story.