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Willful Murder

80 %|Nov 7, 1981|Drama

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?

Featured Crew

Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Music
Kimio Yada
Book
Kei Kumai
Director
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography