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I Just Didn't Do It
それでもボクはやってない
2007 · Film · 143 min
Directed by Masayuki Suō
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
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It's actually more than 99% conviction rate with some sources [1] saying 99.9%.
A great movie on the Japanese judicial system is I just didn't do it (Soredemo boku wa yattenai) [2] It's a phenomenal movie but really shows that Japan has a real issues.
Given that if I were Ghosn, I'd have escaped too, there was no way for him to get a fair trial in Japan.
[1] https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c05401/order-in-the-court-explaining-japan’s-99-9-conviction-rate.html [2] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0794350/
To be honest, given the state of the Japanese system[1], if I were in his position, I would escape and skip bail... I have lived in Japan and love the country but I would be really scared if for whatever reason I were to be suspected by the police there.
[1] Japan has very few protection for suspects and more than 99% conviction rate. There's a great movie about the justice system there that is worth seeing: I Just Didn't Do It, それでもボクはやってない
For those interested in this, there is a very good Japanese movie whose English title is "I just didn't do it". "Based on a true story, the film focuses on the story of a young man charged with groping on a train. Following the events depicted in the film, he was confirmed innocent and saved from his effective imprisonment after a five-year legal battle." [1]
You'll find in this movie exactly what the parent describes, the apology culture as well as how difficult the system makes it for you once you've been accused of an offense.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Just_Didn%27t_Do_It