CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Third Murder posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2017 2h 4m JPN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Akira Kawashima

Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Sakie Yamanaka

Yuki Saito

Yuki Saito

Mitsue Yamanaka

Kotaro Yoshida

Kotaro Yoshida

Daisuke Settsu

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Misumi