Solomon's Perjury

Solomon's Perjury
Poster
ソロモンの偽証
Directed by	Izuru Narushima
Based on	Solomon's Perjury by Miyuki Miyabe
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release dates	March 7, 2015 (Part 1) April 11, 2015 (Part 2)
Running time	121 minutes (Part 1) 146 minutes (Part 2)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥120.1 million (Part 1, Japan)

Solomon's Perjury (ソロモンの偽証) are two 2015 Japanese suspense mystery films directed by Izuru Narushima, based on the novel of the same title by Miyuki Miyabe. The first, Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion (ソロモンの偽証 前篇・事件), was released on March 7 and the second, Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgement (ソロモンの偽証 後篇・裁判), was released on April 11, 2015.^[1][2]

Cast

• Ryōko Fujino
• Mizuki Itagaki
• Anna Ishii
• Hiroya Shimizu
• Miu Tomita
• Kōki Maeda
• Haru Kuroki
• Machiko Ono
• Hiromi Nagasaku
• Kuranosuke Sasaki
• Yui Natsukawa
• Fumiyo Kohinata

Reception

Part 1 earned ¥120.128 million on its opening weekend in Japan.^[3]

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave both films an 8 out of 10, saying that the first "fans out in involving ways" and that the second "wraps in a challenging and satisfying way."^[4][5] The films won the 2015 Hochi Film Award for Best Picture.

References

1. ソロモンの偽証　前篇・事件(2015). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
2. ソロモンの偽証　後篇・裁判(2015). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
3. "Japan Box Office Report – 3/7~3/8". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
4. Derek Elley (March 17, 2015). "Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
5. Derek Elley (April 11, 2015). "Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgement". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Soromon no gishou at the Internet Movie Database
• Soromon no gishou 2 at the Internet Movie Database