The Third Murder: Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda discusses his latest film Japanese director, writer, producer and editor, Hirokazu Koreeda (Nobody Knows, Still Walking) has come back at us with his latest court case drama The Third Murder that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. The Third Murder is based around the story of Musumi (Koji Yakusho), a twice convicted murderer who claims to have murdered a third yet when interrogated his story continues to change.