Willful Murder
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?
Genre: Drama
Director: Kei Kumai
Actors: Akio Miyabe, Ichirô Nakatani, Isao Hashimoto, Jiro Kawarazaki, Kei Yamamoto, Koji Yakusho, Shinji Ogawa, Shogen Nitta, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Asaji
