The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
as Yashiro
as Toyama
as Ono
as Journalist
as Okuno
as Horii
as Prosecutor Kawase
as Prosecutor Yamaoka
as Professor Hatano
as Professor Akita
as Driver
as Horiuchi
as Yoshiko Shimoyama
as Itoga
as Maruyama
as Narrator (voice)