Willful Murder

Drama · 1982

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?

Starring

Masaru Satō, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kei Kumai, Ichirô Nakatani, Ryūzō Kikushima, Isao Hashimoto, Akio Miyabe, Takeo Kimura, Shunichirō Nakao, Shunichirō Nakao, Yôko Asaji

Director

Kei Kumai