Freedom Moon (2016)

Freedom Moon 2016 / 袴田巖夢の間の世の中 2016 / Hakamada Iwao Yume no Mano Yononaka , Iwao Hakamada: Yume no Naka no Yononaka

A documentary closely observing the daily life of Hakamada Iwao who was released forty-eight years after being tried as the murderer in the Hakamada case. In 1966, Hakamada Iwao was framed for murdering the family of the managing director of a miso company. Even after being sentenced to death, he continued to appeal his innocence, and finally in 2014 a decision to reopen the case was handed down. The film depicts Hakamada, released from prison after forty-eight years, restoring his existence as he returns to a normal life. (Source: JFDB)