Darkness at Noon (1956)

Original title

真昼の暗黒

Directed by

Tadashi Imai

Genre

trial film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese attorney reexamines a real-life court case involving a disputed murder conviction. The film follows the legal process and the weight of a decision about a person's life.

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What happens

Mahiru no Ankoku (真昼の暗黒; lit. 'Darkness at Noon') is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is based on an actual court case, described in the non-fiction book "Saibankan–Hito no inochi wa kenryoku de ubaeru mono ka" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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