Willful Murder
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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
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Yashiro
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Ichirō Nakatani
Toyama
Known for
Harakiri
Yojimbo
Kei Kumai
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Masaru Satô
Kimio Yada
Yahito Abe
Isao Hashimoto
Ono
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Takeo Kimura
Ryuzo Kikushima
Tooru Aizawa
Akio Miyabe
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Masayuki Satō
Kei Kumai Director · Ryuzo Kikushima Screenplay Kimio Yada Author
United States release May 1, 1982 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件
Production
Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 7, 1981
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1982
Germany
February 1, 1982 · Berlin International Film Festival
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