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.
Release Date
June 7, 1986Runtime
117 minDirected by
Kazuo TakahashiScreenplay by
Kôhei TsukaLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Denbei NikaidoMorio Kazama
Tomekichi KumadaEtsuko Shihomi
Tomoko MizunoToshiya Sakai
Toru Masuoka
YoshiokaKenjirou Ishimaru
SaruwatariSei Hiraizumi
Daisuke Ryū
Son of OnijimaJun Etoh
Tomoko's fiancéEtsushi Takahashi
IiyamaHideji Ōtaki
Sakuji OnijimaKaori Takahashi
Yoko Nikaido
Cast18 cast members