Willful Murder Explained

Nihon no Atsui Hibi Bōsatsu: Shimoyama Jiken
Director:	Kei Kumai
Producer:	Masayuki Satō
Starring:	Tatsuya Nakadai
Cinematography:	Shunichiro Nakao
Runtime:	132 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

Willful Murder is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai.^{[1] [2] [3]} It dramatizes a journalist's investigation into the Shimoyama incident. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[4]

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Kei Yamamoto
• Yōko Asaji
• Kaneko Iwasaki
• Ichirō Nakatani
• Junkichi Orimoto
• Daisuke Ryū
• Kōji Yakusho
• Kinzō Shin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Willful Murder' From Japan . Janet . Maslin . . June 11, 1982 . October 21, 2023 . October 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231021060232/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/11/movies/willful-murder-from-japan.html . live.
2. Web site: 映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去. Fuji Sankei Shinbun. 2 November 2019.
3. Web site: 日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件 . 松竹. 28 December 2020.
4. Web site: Berlinale: 1982 Programme . 14 November 2010 . berlinale.de.