The Incident (1978)

  • NR
  • 12/14/1978 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 18m

Overview

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.

Yoshitarō Nomura

Director

Shohei Ooka

Novel

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba's headshot

Tetsuro Tamba

Lawyer Kikuchi
Keiko Matsuzaka's headshot

Keiko Matsuzaka

Hatsuko Sakai
Shinobu Ôtake's headshot

Shinobu Ôtake

Yoshiko Sakai
Toshiyuki Nagashima's headshot

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Hiroshi Ueda
Tsunehiko Watase's headshot

Tsunehiko Watase

Takeshi Hanai
Shinsuke Ashida's headshot

Shinsuke Ashida

Hisaya Morishige's headshot

Hisaya Morishige

Junko Natsu's headshot

Junko Natsu

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