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Atami Murder Case (1986)
Directed by Kazuo Takahashi
Overview
Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei’s Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei’s position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei’s unusual methods of investigation.
Length 117 minutes
Actors
Kenjiro Ishimaru | Morio Kazama | Tatsuya Nakadai | Daisuke Ryû | Etsushi Takahashi | Jun Etô | Sei Hiraizumi | Noboru Mitani | Tôru Masuoka | Etsuko Shihomi | Takatoshi Takeda | Hideji Ôtaki | Akiko Nomura | Tatsu Nakamura | Toshiya Sakai | Kaori Takahashi | Fujita Okamoto | Tamae Ônishi