The Incident (1978)
2h 18m
Running Time
June 3, 1978Release Date
The Incident (1978)
2h 18m
Running Time
June 3, 1978Release Date
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Plot.
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged with the murder. At Ueda's trial, a complex story unfolds.
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Cast & Crew.
Tetsurō Tamba
Lawyer Kikuchi
Keiko Matsuzaka
Hatsuko Sakai
Shinobu Otake
Yoshiko Sakai
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Hiroshi Ueda
Tsunehiko Watase
Takeshi Hanai
Yoshitaro Nomura
Director
Shohei Ooka
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
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The Incident (事件, Jiken) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The film is based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka.