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2007 | 130 min | Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $80 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 15K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masayuki Suzuki

  • Takuya KimuraKohei Kuryu
  • Takako MatsuMaiko Amamiya
  • Nene OtsukaMisuzu Nakamura
  • Hiroshi AbeMitsugu Shibayama
  • Masanobu KatsumuraTatsuo Egami
  • Fumiyo KohinataTakayuki Suetsugu
  • Norito YashimaKenji Endo
  • Takuzo KadonoYutaka Ushimaru
  • Kiichi NakaiAkihiko Takida
  • Lee Byung-hunKang