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The Incident

Movie·1978·Drama, Crime, Mystery·2h 18m·Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura

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The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged with the murder. At Ueda's trial, a complex story unfolds.

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Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaLawyer KikuchiShinsuke AshidaShinsuke AshidaDA OkabeShinobu OtakeShinobu OtakeYoshiko SakaiToshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki NagashimaHiroshi UedaKeiko MatsuzakaKeiko MatsuzakaHatsuko SakaiKei YamamotoKei YamamotoTakeshi HanaiJunko NatsuJunko NatsuKyôko SakuraiAsao SanoAsao SanoKihei Ueda

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