Willful Murder

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?

Cast for Willful Murder...

Koji Yakusho
Journalist
Yûsuke Takita
Prosecutor Kawase
Yasukiyo Umeno
Prosecutor Yamaoka
Kappei Matsumoto
Professor Hatano
Yousuke Kondou
Professor Akita
Takao Ito
Horiuchi
Kaneko Iwasaki
Yoshiko Shimoyama
Daisuke Ryū
Maruyama
Junnosuke Hiramitsu
Narrator (voice)