Willful Murder (1981)
2h 12m
Running Time
November 7, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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?
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Cast & Crew.

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

Mikijiro Hira
Okuno

Yoshio Inaba
Horii

Yûsuke Takita
Prosecutor Kawase

Yasukiyo Umeno
Prosecutor Yamaoka

Kappei Matsumoto
Professor Hatano

Yousuke Kondou
Professor Akita

Takashi Ebata
Driver

Takao Ito
Horiuchi

Kaneko Iwasaki
Yoshiko Shimoyama

Eitarō Ozawa
Itoga

Daisuke Ryū
Maruyama

Junnosuke Hiramitsu
Narrator (voice)

Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography

Kenichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician

Masayuki Satō
Producer

Kenichi Benitani
Sound Recordist

Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer

Osamu Inoue
Editor

Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay

Kei Kumai
Director

Kimio Yada
Book

Takeo Kimura
Art Direction

Seiichi Taguchi

Mikizo Hirata

Hisashi Igawa

Shigeru Kōyama

Toru Masuoka

Hiroshi Kamiyama

Kakuya Saeki

Torahiko Hamada

Toru Takeuchi

Minoru Hirano

Go Endou

Goro Ohashi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Hiromi Hoshino

Tamio Ishikura
Details.
Release DateNovember 7, 1981
Original Name日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Genres
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Wiki.
Willful Murder (Nihon no Atsui Hibi Bōsatsu: Shimoyama Jiken (日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件)) 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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