The Devil's Path

The Devil's Path
The Original Japanese Poster.
Directed byKazuya Shiraishi
Written byIzumi Takahashi
Kazuya Shiraishi
Produced byYoshinori Chiba
StarringTakayuki Yamada
Lily Franky
Pierre Taki
CinematographyTakahiro Imai
Edited byHitomi Kato
Music byGoro Yasukawa
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release dates
  • August 23, 2013 (2013-08-23) (The World Film Festival)
  • September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21) (Japan)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Devil's Path (凶悪, Kyōaku) is a 2013 Japanese crime drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Takayuki Yamada, Lily Franky, and Pierre Taki.

This Film was inspired by serial murder case which involved the Ryoji Goto and Shizuo Mikami.

Cast

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Reception

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Film Business Asia's Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 7 out of 10.[1] Kwenton Bellette of Twitch Film criticized the film.[2]

The film has been nominated for several awards at the 37th Japan Academy Prize, including for Picture of the Year.

References

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  1. ^ Derek Elley (9 December 2013). "The Devil's Path". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ Kwenton Bellette (3 December 2013). "17th Japanese Film Festival 2013 Review: THE DEVIL'S PATH Is Murder Most Mediocre". Twitch Film.
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