Willful Murder
日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件
Release: 1981-11-07
·Runtime: 132m
·★ 7.3
Drama
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?
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company
Cast
Mikijiro Hira
as Okuno
Isao Hashimoto
as Ono
Yōko Asaji
Takao Itō
as Horiuchi
Yūsuke Takita
as Prosecutor Kawase
Yasukiyo Umeno
as Prosecutor Yamaoka
Torahiko Hamada
Yōsuke Kondō
as Professor Akita
Sen Yano
Noboru Nakaya
Yoshio Inaba
as Horii
Ichirō Nakatani
as Toyama
Junkichi Orimoto
Eitarō Ozawa
as Itoga
Daisuke Ryū
as Maruyama
Izou Oikawa
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Takashi Ebata
as Driver
Hisashi Igawa
Go Endou
Toru Masuoka
Hideji Ōtaki
Jiro Kawarazaki
Daisuke Iijima
Kaneko Iwasaki
as Yoshiko Shimoyama
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Yashiro
Shinji Ogawa
Kinzō Shin
Kin Sugai
Minoru Hirano
Kei Yamamoto
Shigeru Kōyama
Koji Yakusho
as Journalist
