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Willful Murder (1981)

Willful Murder (1981)

Drama
Release Date: 1981, November 7
Directors: Kei Kumai
Countries: Japan
Production: Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Yoshio Inaba, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ichirō Nakatani, Kaneko Iwasaki, Daisuke Ryū, Mikijiro Hira, Kappei Matsumoto, Yōsuke Kondō, Eitarō Ozawa, Takashi Ebata, Isao Hashimoto

Overview:

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?