Seeing the face of Yakusuo Koji, coupled with the brutal and bloody murder plot, and the depiction of the dark side of human nature, it is natural to think of Kurosawa Kiyoshi's classic "X Seiji". However, this is Hirokazu Kore-eda's transformational work. In the framework of crime suspense genre, there are still many shadows in previous works, and the theme of discussion is not limited to the unfathomable human nature. Through the investigation of this foggy crime case, the director's testimony of Rashomon-like suspects and witnesses aroused the audience's thinking about the Japanese judicial system: Who has the right to decide the fate of others? Does truth matter most? If you look at the story from this angle, you can ignore the clumsy logical reasoning and dull rhythm.
The suspense of who the murderer is halfway through the show was made clear through a memory scene of the victim's daughter. The focus of the narrative in the second half seems to spread to the director's best family relationship. The contrasting presentation and progressive analysis of the three pairs of father-daughter relationships in the film are the most interesting. The suspect and the victim's daughter are the fake father. The portrayal of women echoes the previous "Like Father Like Son" and inspired the core theme in "The Thief's Family": strangers can also establish bonds that transcend blood kinship. In this film, in order to make up for his daughter, the suspect projected this fatherly love on the victim's daughter, and finally chose to deny the charge in court, allowing the girl to avoid the embarrassing truth of being sexually assaulted in court.
This complex script intertwines three sets of clues in parallel: father-daughter affection, court trial, and dialogue between lawyers and suspects, constantly deducing staggering dramatic effects, and finally leading to a meaningful ending. has never appeared in the works. Although this anti-genre crime suspense film failed to please most of the fans of Hirokazu Koreeda, the director dared to break the shackles of the genre, step out of his own safety zone, and set foot in subjects that have never been filmed, but still retains a unique style label in the work. , and also triggers realistic thinking, which is not a surprise.
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