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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Tetsuro Tamba
Lawyer Kikuchi
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Yoshitarō Nomura Director · Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Shohei Ooka Author
United States release December 14, 1978 · Produced in Japan · Original title 事件
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
事件
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 3, 1978
Theatrical
United States · December 14, 1978
Theatrical
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