Willful Murder

Willful Murder
Willful Murder
	DVD cover
Directed by	Kei Kumai
Written by	Kimio Yada; Ryūzō Kikushima
Produced by	Masayuki Satō
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai; Kei Yamamoto; Yōko Asaji;
Cinematography	Shunichiro Nakao
Music by	Masaru Sato
Release date	7 November 1981 (Japan);
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Willful Murder (Japanese: 日本の熱い日々謀殺・下山事件, Hepburn: Nihon no Atsui Hibi Bōsatsu: Shimoyama Jiken) 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

References

^ Maslin, Janet (11 June 1982). "'Willful Murder' From Japan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ "日本の熱い日々謀殺・下山事件". 松竹. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

External links

Nihon no Atsui Hibi Bōsatsu: Shimoyama Jiken at IMDb

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[1] Maslin, Janet (11 June 1982). "'Willful Murder' From Japan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[2] "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[3] "日本の熱い日々謀殺・下山事件". 松竹. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[Berlinale-4] "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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