Ace Attorney

( 1 DVD)

    


    Movie: Ace Attorney (International English title)
    Romaji: Gyakuten Saiban
    Japanese: 逆転裁判
    Director: Takashi Miike
    Writer: Yukiko Ohguchi, Takeharu Sakurai (credited as Takeshi Iida)
    Producer: Naoki Suganuma, Minami Ichikawa, Toshiaki Okuno, Hiroyasu Asami, Ken Hironaka, Fumihiro Hirai, Naoki Kitagawa, Masayuki Higashiyama, Naoto Hatakeyama, Shigeshi Maeda, Seiji Okuda, Hiroshi Miyazaki
    Cinematographer: Masakazu Oka
    World Premiere: January 27, 2012 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
    Release Date: February 11, 2012
    Runtime: 135 min.
    Genre: Mystery / Comedy
    Distributor: Toho
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan

Plot

Set sometime in the near future, Attorney Phoenix Wright (Hiroki Narimiya) goes up against childhood friend and now top prosector Miles Edgeworth (Takumi Saito) over the guilt or innocence of client Maya Fey (Mirei Kiritani). The legal system allows for only 3 days of trial before the judge makes a decision. Intense pressure mounts on both sides as both men must use their power of persuasion and presentation to sway the judge.

After the trial, Attorney Phoenix Wright learns that Miles Edgeworth himself has been arrested for murder. Phoenix Wright decides to defend his longtime friend and learns that his opponent is none other than Von Karma (Ryo Ishibashi). Von Karma is a legendary prosecutor who has never lost a court case in over 40 years of work! Meanwhile, a 15-year-old mystery is about to be solved by Attorney Phoenix Wright ...


Cast

Hiroki Narimiya
Takumi Saito
Mirei Kiritani
Akiyoshi Nakao
Shunsuke Daito
Akira Emoto
Rei Dan
Mitsuki Tanimura
Takehiro Hira
Eisuke Sasai
Makoto Ayukawa
Kimiko Yo
Ryo Ishibashi
Fumiyo Kohinata