Japan Synopsis
検察側の罪人
Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Killing for the Prosecution premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,644 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (20th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #348 of 426 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, J Storm, Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | August 24, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6857956 |
| Official Site | kensatsugawa-movie.jp |