Atami Murder Case

Atami Murder Case

117 mins | June 7, 1986

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.

Atami Murder Case

117 mins | June 7, 1986

Atami Murder Case

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.

Producers	Fuji Television Network, Joy Pack Film, Shigoto Film Production
Original title	熱海殺人事件
Directors	Kazuo Takahashi
Writers	Kôhei Tsuka

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Denbei Nikaido

Morio Kazama

as Tomekichi Kumada

Etsuko Shihomi

as Tomoko Mizuno

Takatoshi Takeda

as Jiro Oyama

Tamae Ônishi

as Miyuki

Akiko Nomura

as

Tatsu Nakamura

as Ume Kumada

Toshiya Sakai

as

Toru Masuoka

as Yoshioka

Kenjirou Ishimaru

as Saruwatari

Noboru Mitani

as Judge Takakura

Sei Hiraizumi

as

Fujita Okamoto

as

Daisuke Ryû

as Son of Onijima

Jun Etoh

as Tomoko's fiancé

Etsushi Takahashi

as Iiyama

Hideji Ôtaki

as Sakuji Onijima

Kaori Takahashi

as Yoko Nikaido