On we go with the Japanese festival from our Gran Canarian poolside, courtesy of the Japan Foundation's Touring Film Programme,
Next up in its Whose Film Is It Anyway series, which is touring the UK, is Masayuki Suo's award-winning I Just Didn't Do It.
This is a courtroom drama based on the true story of a man who refuses plea bargains after being falsely accused of groping a schoolgirl in a packed underground train.
Ryo Kase plays the accused, full of frustration that those in power are turning deaf ears to his pleas of innocence.
Central to the plot is the figure that 99.9% of Japanese court cases end in conviction.
The authorities are painted as being so desperate to keep this rate up that the onus has swayed from proving guilt to proving innocence.
Indeed, from the moment that Kase's character, Teppei, is arrested, he is presumed to have committed the crime.
I Just Didn't Do It is a thorough examination of the Japanese judicial system, from the initial police involvement right through the role of the judge.
Political pressure is also a consideration in this particular case because of a clampdown on the huge number of gropers on the Japanese underground and a public desire for the offenders to be brought to book.
It all amounts to a system which is tipped away from those who aren't guilty.
The only problem with I Just Didn't Do it is the depth in which it covers the testimonies. It is two hours 20 minutes long and could do with being at least half an hour shorter.
I would, nevertheless, recommend it.
Dates for the touring film festival are due in Belfast, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Nottingham.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10
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