The Devil's Path
Directed by Kazuya ShiraishiJournalist Shuichi Fujii receives a letter from convicted killer Junji Sudo. Writing from death row, Sudo wants to confess to crimes unknown to the police. On visiting Sudo in prison, Fujii learns about a real estate broker called "Doc" who masterminded a string of murders that Sudo worked muscle for. Set up by Doc, Sudo seeks revenge and implores Fujii to find the evidence needed to bring in his former boss. Working off Sudo's sketchy memories, Fujii begins to piece together a grizzly tale of extortion, torture, rape, and arson. But as his desire to see Doc brought to justice nears the boiling point, he runs into resistance from his editor, who views the story as tripe, the police, who seem indifferent to the case, and his wife, who is at her wits' end dealing with his mother's increasing dementia. Based on true crime cases, "The Devil's Path" exposes the secret underbelly of crime in modern Japan.
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The Devil's Path was released on 21 września 2013.
The Devil's Path was directed by Kazuya Shiraishi.
The Devil's Path has a runtime of 2 h 8 min.
The Devil's Path was produced by Satoshi Akagi, Yoshinori Chiba, Yoshihiro Nagata, Hiroaki Saito.
Journalist Shuichi Fujii receives a letter from convicted killer Junji Sudo. Writing from death row, Sudo wants to confess to crimes unknown to the police. On visiting Sudo in prison, Fujii learns about a real estate broker called "Doc" who masterminded a string of murders that Sudo worked muscle for. Set up by Doc, Sudo seeks revenge and implores Fujii to find the evidence needed to bring in his former boss. Working off Sudo's sketchy memories, Fujii begins to piece together a grizzly tale of extortion, torture, rape, and arson. But as his desire to see Doc brought to justice nears the boiling point, he runs into resistance from his editor, who views the story as tripe, the police, who seem indifferent to the case, and his wife, who is at her wits' end dealing with his mother's increasing dementia. Based on true crime cases, "The Devil's Path" exposes the secret underbelly of crime in modern Japan.
The key characters in The Devil's Path are Shuichi Fujii (Takayuki Yamada), Yoko Fujii (Chizuru Ikewaki), Takao Kimura (Lily Franky).
The Devil's Path is a Thriller, Kryminał film.
The Devil's Path has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.
The Devil's Path has made 1,4 mln USD at the box office.