Twisted Justice


Twisted Justice is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy-drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and written by Junya Ikegami. It was released in Japan by Toei and Nikkatsu on June 25, 2016.

Plot

Cast

  • Gō Ayano as Yoichi Moroboshi
  • Yukio Ueno
  • Haruna Yabuki
  • Tomoya Nakamura
  • Katsuya
  • Ayumu Saitō
  • Munetaka Aoki as Kuribayashi
  • as Kuniyoshi
  • Pierre Taki as Murai
  • Nakamura Shidō II as Kuroiwa

    Reception

On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was eight-placed in both admissions, with 51,950, and in gross, with. On its second weekend it remained in eighth place in admissions and also in gross with. On its third weekend, it dropped to ninth place by admissions and to tenth place by gross, with. As of July 10, 2016, the film had grossed in Japan.
James Hadfield of The Japan Times gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying the film "is a shade off" and that "the director has attempted to fashion a blackly comic caper from a story that would probably have benefitted from a grittier approach."