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Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

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20126.12h 15m

Overview

Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix's greatest ally is Mia's younger sister Maya, a spirit medium whose body is possessed by Mia to communicate with him.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Takeharu Sakurai, Sachiko Ôguchi, Shu Takumi
Produced by Hiroshi Miyazaki
Box Office0Revenue: $6.1M

Top Cast

Hiroki Narimiya

Hiroki Narimiya

Ryuuichi Naruhodou (Phoenix Wright)

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth)

Mirei Kiritani

Mirei Kiritani

Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey)

Akiyoshi Nakao

Akiyoshi Nakao

Masashi Yahari (Larry Butz)

Shunsuke Daitoh

Shunsuke Daitoh

Keisuke Itonokogiri (Dick Gumshoe)

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Saibancho (Judge)

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Natsumi Osawagi (Lotta Hart)

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Shin Mitsurugi (Gregory Edgeworth)

Eisuke Sasai

Eisuke Sasai

Yukio Namakura (Robert Hammond)

M

Makoto Ayukawa

Masaru Konaka (Redd White)

Themes & Keywords

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About Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney is a crime, mystery, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of murder, lawyer, courtroom, based on video game, phoenix wright. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi Saitoh, Mirei Kiritani. Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix's greatest ally is Mia's younger sister Maya, a spirit medium whose body is possessed by Mia to communicate with him.

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