Willful Murder (1981)
日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Casting
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Yashiro
- Ichirō Nakatani — Toyama
- Isao Hashimoto — Ono
- Akio Miyabe
- Yōko Asaji
- Shinji Ogawa
- Koji Yakusho — Journalist
- Jiro Kawarazaki
- Kei Yamamoto
- Shogen Nitta
- Yoshisuke Makino
- Seiichi Taguchi
Interesting facts
Willful Murder is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It dramatizes a journalist's investigation into the Shimoyama incident. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.
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