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Rating: 7 stars

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Japan lawyers court room courtroom drama video game

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Ace Attorney (2012)

Directed by Takashi Miike

Mystery | Comedy | Drama

Overview

Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix’s greatest ally is Mia’s younger sister Maya, a spirit medium whose body is possessed by Mia to communicate with him.

Length 135 minutes

Actors

Hiroki Narimiya | Takumi Saito | Mirei Kiritani | Akiyoshi Nakao | Shunsuke Daitô | Akira Emoto | Mitsuki Tanimura | Takehiro Hira | Eisuke Sasai | Makoto Ayukawa | Seminosuke Murasugi | Miho Ninagawa | Ayumu Saitô | Kentaro Motomura | Yûko Nakamura | Kazuki Namioka | Rei Dan | Kimiko Yo | Ritoka Nishiguchi | Hirokazu Kubota | Yûji Abe | Takeru Shibuya | Ryo Ishibashi | Fumiyo Kohinata | Kiba-Chan | Roi Hayashi | Ryôhei Kamamori | Minami Hamabe | Shu Takumi | Takashi Miike

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Incredibly well paced for a 2+ film based on a video game. Really love how Miike purposely emulated the look and feel of the video game with the costumes and characterizations. The court room setpieces are fun and the comedy is subtle. Until viewing this I wouldn’t have thought this video game adaptation would fit Miike’s style but he makes it work.

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