The Devil's Path

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Movie: The Devil's Path
Romaji: Kyoaku
Japanese: 凶悪
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Assistant Director: Katsuhito Mogi
Writer: Izumi Takahashi, Kazuya Shiraishi
Producer: Kenjiro Toba, Osamu Fujioka, Satoshi Akagi, Yoshinori Chiba, Yoshihiro Nagata, Hiroaki Saito
Cinematographer: Takahiro Imai
Release Date: September 21, 2013
Runtime: 128 min.
Genre: Based on True Story-Crime / Award Winning / Journalists
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While checking out the story, based on Sudo's tip, Fuji becomes convinced that the letter is correct. But, a lot of time has passed from the incidents and Sudo's testimony isn't clear. Due to the persistance of Sudo, who is a former yakuza, and Fuji, the police begin to move.

Notes

Based on the nonfiction novel "Kyoaku-Aru Shikeishuu no Kokuhatsu" by shincho45 editorial department (published October 28, 2009 by Shinchosha Publishing Co, Ltd).

Cast



Takayuki Yamada	Pierre Taki	Lily Franky	Chizuru Ikewaki	Kazuko Shirakawa
Shuichi Fujii	Junji Sudo	Takao Kimura	Yoko Fujii	Yurie Ushiba



Jitsuko Yoshimura	Katsuya Kobayashi	Yu Saitoh	Ryotaro Yonemura	Izumi Matsuoka
Kazuko Fujii	Kuniyuki Igarashi	Yoshimasa Hino	Kenichi Sasaki	Shizue Tono



Jiji Boo	Nozomi Muraoka
Satoru Ushiba	Rie Shibakawa

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Film Festivals

2013 (37th) Montreal World Film Festival - August 22-September 2, 2013 - Focus on World Cinema
2013 (18th) Busan International Film Festival - October 3-12, 2013 - Midnight Passion
2014 (16th) Udine Far East Film - April 25-May 3, 2014 *European Premiere
2014 (13th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 27-July 14, 2014 *East Coast Premiere
2014 (8th) JAPAN CUTS - July 10-20, 2014

Awards

2013 (38th) Hochi Film Awards - December, 2013
- Best Director
- Best Supporting Actor (Pierre Taki)
- Best Supporting Actress (Chizuru Ikewaki)

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InumePass Nov 22 2013 5:46 pm I saw this at the Japanese Film Festival in Sydney in November 2013. It is my least favourite film from the Festival but it's left a surprisingly deep impact. The film seems almost 1 hour too long because, as with most Yakuza films, it draws out the violence to the point where the audience wants to throw up. However, the relationship between Sudo and Fuji makes it intriguing enough to endure till the end. The film could have developed the Fuji character more, particularly deeper into his motivation to pursue the case to the bitter end. Despite the violence, the acting is outstanding. There are also some clever lines exchanged in the last few scenes, which nail the irony so subtly. Subtle is also the commentary on the status and question of dignity of Japan's elderly. What would motivate me to watch this film a 2nd time is Chizuru Ikewaki's performance as Fuji's wife, which is so moving despite its being too brief.

Hiroko Oct 16 2013 8:27 am My friend fell asleep while watching this movie. She's really sleepy though.

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