Ace Attorney (film)
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Written by | Takeharu Sakurai Sachiko Ōguchi |
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney by Shu Takumi |
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Hiroki Narimiya Mirei Kiritani Takumi Saito |
| Music by | Kōji Endō |
| Cinematography | Masakazu Oka |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$6,145,000 |
Ace Attorney (Japanese: 逆転裁判 Hepburn: Gyakuten Saiban?, lit. "Turnabout Trial") is a 2012 Japanese courtroom drama and comedy film, directed by Takashi Miike and based on the Capcom video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. The film stars Hiroki Narimiya, Mirei Kiritani, and Takumi Saito. It made its premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on 1 February 2012 and was released in Japanese cinemas on 11 February 2012. The US premiere was made at the Hawaii International Film Festival in April 2012. Miike has stated there are plans for an international release with both dubbing and subtitles available for each specific region.
The court system, burdened by the massive amount of crimes being committed, introduces a new trial system: the bench trial system. Both prosecution and defense face each other in open court, and have three days to make their case before the judge renders a verdict.
Shortly after winning his first case, proving his best friend Larry Butz innocent of murder, rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright is thrust into the limelight after the murder of his mentor, Mia Fey. The accused murderer is Mia's younger sister, Maya Fey, who comes from a family line of spirit mediums. Wright faces off with childhood friend and rival prosecutor Miles Edgeworth on the case. After some cross examination of a witness and interpretation of evidence at the crime scene, photojournalist Redd White confesses to the crime, and Maya is subsequently found not guilty.
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