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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
Tatsuya Nakadai | Morio Kazama | Etsuko Shihomi | Takatoshi Takeda | Tamae Ônishi | Akiko Nomura | Tatsu Nakamura | Toshiya Sakai | Tôru Masuoka | Kenjiro Ishimaru | Noboru Mitani | Sei Hiraizumi | Fujita Okamoto | Daisuke Ryû | Jun Etô | Etsushi Takahashi | Hideji Ôtaki | Kaori Takahashi