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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?Read moreLess
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?
The story
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?
Cast & crew
Tatsuya NakadaiYashiro
Ichirō NakataniToyama
Isao Hashimoto
Yōko AsajiCast
Shinji OgawaCast
Koji YakushoJournalist
Jiro KawarazakiCast
Kei YamamotoCastExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Shunichirō Nakao
- Producer
- Masayuki Satō
- Original Music Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Editor
- Osamu Inoue
- Screenplay
- Ryuzo Kikushima
- Director
- Kei Kumai