# The Devil's Path

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This article is about the 2013 film. For other uses, see [Devil's Path](/source/Devil's_Path_(disambiguation)).

***The Devil's Path*** (凶悪, *Kyōaku*) is a 2013 Japanese [crime](/source/Crime_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Kazuya Shiraishi](/source/Kazuya_Shiraishi), starring [Takayuki Yamada](/source/Takayuki_Yamada), [Lily Franky](/source/Lily_Franky), and [Pierre Taki](/source/Pierre_Taki).

The film was inspired by serial murder case which involved the Ryoji Goto and Shizuo Mikami.

## Cast

- [Takayuki Yamada](/source/Takayuki_Yamada) as Shuichi Fujii
- [Lily Franky](/source/Lily_Franky) as Takao Kimura
- [Pierre Taki](/source/Pierre_Taki) as Junji Sudo
- [Chizuru Ikewaki](/source/Chizuru_Ikewaki) as Yoko Fujii
- [Kazuko Shirakawa](/source/Kazuko_Shirakawa) as Yurie Ushiba
- [Katsuya Kobayashi](/source/Katsuya_Kobayashi) as Kuniyuki Igarashi
- Ryotaro Yonemura as Kenichi Sasaki
- Izumi Matsuoka as Shizue Tono
- Yu Saito as Yoshimasa Hino
- [Jitsuko Yoshimura](/source/Jitsuko_Yoshimura) as Kazuko Fujii
- Boo Jiji as Satoru Ushiba
- Nozomi Muraoka as Rie Shibakawa

## Reception

*[Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)'*s Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 7 out of 10.[1] Kwenton Bellette of *[Twitch Film](/source/Twitch_Film)* criticized the film.[2]

The film has been nominated for several awards at the [37th Japan Academy Prize](/source/37th_Japan_Academy_Prize), including for Picture of the Year.

## References

1. Derek Elley (9 December 2013). ["The Devil's Path"](http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/the-devils-path). *[Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)*. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

1. Kwenton Bellette (3 December 2013). ["17th Japanese Film Festival 2013 Review: THE DEVIL'S PATH Is Murder Most Mediocre"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160611133953/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/12/17th-japanese-film-festival-2013-review-the-devils-path-is-murder-most-mediocre.html). *[Twitch Film](/source/Twitch_Film)*. Archived from [the original](http://twitchfilm.com/2013/12/17th-japanese-film-festival-2013-review-the-devils-path-is-murder-most-mediocre.html) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

## External links

- [The Devil's Path](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2565752/) at IMDb
- (in Japanese)

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