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?

Genres

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Yashiro

Ichirō Nakatani

Toyama

Isao Hashimoto

Ono

Yōko Asaji

Shinji Ogawa

Koji Yakusho

Journalist

Jiro Kawarazaki

Kei Yamamoto

Mikijiro Hira

Okuno

Yoshio Inaba

Horii

Shigeru Kōyama

Yūsuke Takita

Prosecutor Kawase