Atami Murder Case

Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.

• Kôhei TsukaScreenplay
• Kazuo TakahashiDirector
• Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer

• Tatsuya NakadaiDenbei Nikaido
• Morio KazamaTomekichi Kumada
• Etsuko ShihomiTomoko Mizuno
• Takatoshi TakedaJiro Oyama
• Tamae ÔnishiMiyuki
• Akiko NomuraCast
• Tatsu NakamuraUme Kumada
• Toshiya SakaiCast
• Toru MasuokaYoshioka
• Kenjirou IshimaruSaruwatari
• Noboru MitaniJudge Takakura
• Sei HiraizumiCast