Willful Murder

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?

• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
• Kei KumaiDirector

• Tatsuya NakadaiYashiro
• Ichirō NakataniToyama
• Isao HashimotoOno
• Akio MiyabeCast
• Yōko AsajiCast
• Shinji OgawaCast
• Koji YakushoJournalist
• Jiro KawarazakiCast
• Kei YamamotoCast
• Shogen NittaCast
• Yoshisuke MakinoCast
• Seiichi TaguchiCast