Twisted Justice

Twisted Justice

Poster
Japanese 日本で一番悪い奴ら
Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi
Screenplay by Junya Ikegami
Distributed by Toei
Nikkatsu
Release dates
  • June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office US$3 million[2]

Twisted Justice (日本で一番悪い奴ら Nihon de Ichiban Warui Yatsura) is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and written by Junya Ikegami.[1][3] It was released in Japan by Toei and Nikkatsu on June 25, 2016.[4]

Cast

Reception

On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was eight-placed in both admissions, with 51,950,[5] and in gross, with US$701,406.[6] On its second weekend it remained in eighth place in admissions[7] and also in gross with US$493,179.[8] On its third weekend, it dropped to ninth place by admissions[9] and to tenth place by gross, with US$329,629.[10] As of July 10, 2016, the film had grossed US$$2.98 million in Japan.[2]

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."[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "日本で一番悪い奴ら(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Twisted Justice (Nihon de ichiban warui yatsura)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Hadfield, James (June 22, 2016). "'Twisted Justice': Gangster black comedy is a shade off". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. "日本で一番悪い奴ら". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. "Japan Box Office Report – 6/25~6/26". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. June 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. "Japan Box Office June 25–26, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  7. "Japan Box Office Report – 7/2~7/3". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 5, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. "Japan Box Office July 2–3, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  9. "Japan Box Office Report – 7/9~7/10". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 12, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  10. "Japan Box Office July 9–10, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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