The Gentle Twelve (1991)

Original title

12人の優しい日本人

Directed by

Shun Nakahara

Genre

mystery film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a Japanese jury room, twelve people argue about a murder trial. As they debate the evidence, their personalities and biases come into conflict.

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What happens

The Gentle 12 (Japanese: 12人の優しい日本人, Hepburn: Juninin no Yasashii Nihonjin), also known as 12 Gentle Japanese, is a 1991 Japanese courtroom suspense comedy film directed by Shun Nakahara and written by Kōki Mitani and Tokyo Sunshine Boys, based on Mitani's play of the same name. It is a parody of the 1957 Sidney Lumet film 12 Angry Men. The film stars Sansei Shiomi, Kazuyuki Aijima, Koichi Ueda, Kouichi Nihei and Mariko Nakamura. Kozaburo Matsumoto composed the film's score, while its piano instrumentals were performed by Elżbieta Stefańska. The Gentle 12 was theatrically released by Argo Pictures on December 14, 1991, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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