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龍馬裁判

龍馬裁判 poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

A historical novelist who doubts the official story of a famous assassination faces off against a prosecutor in a courtroom. Through questioning witnesses from history, he slowly exposes a simple deception that has lasted 150 years.

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What happens

『龍馬裁判』(りょうまさいばん)は、2017年の日本の映画。作家:加治将一の初監督作品。 「龍馬暗殺の真犯人は誰か?」世の中の定説に疑問を抱く歴史小説家・望月真司。対するは歴史取り締まり検事・吉本。真犯人を追及するべく裁判が開廷。龍馬暗殺時に現場にいた井口新助の尋問に始まり、続いて近藤勇、「我こそ犯人だ」という今井信夫、そして谷干城。 尋問内容から徐々に矛盾点を見つけ出す望月。そして望月と対峙する吉本検事。裁判が進むにつれ150年もの間騙し続けていた単純なトリックが崩れていく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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