''Willful Murder'' () is a 1981 Japanese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Kei Kumai was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, '' Nihon ...

. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai wor ...

Kei Yamamoto (born July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022) was a Japanese actor. Filmography Film Television References External links * * 1940 births 2022 deaths Japanese male actors People from Ibaraki, Osaka {{Japan-actor-stub ...

* Yōko Asaji * Kaneko Iwasaki *

Ichirō Nakatani was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1959, Nakatani won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Nakatani was well known for his role as Ninj ...

Junkichi Orimoto was a Japanese actor. Orimoto often worked with Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. He started his acting career at the Shinkyō theatre company in 1949. His first film appearance was in the 1952 film ''Yamabiko Gakkō'' directed by Tadashi Imai. ...

* Daisuke Ryū *

Kōji Yakusho , known professionally as , is a Japanese actor. He is well known for his starring roles in ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996), ''Cure'' (1997), ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005), '' 13 Assassins'' (2010), ''The Third Murder'' (2017), '' The Blood of Wolv ...

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* 1981 films 1980s mystery drama films 1981 crime drama films 1980s Japanese-language films Japanese mystery drama films Japanese crime drama films Crime films based on actual events Films about miscarriage of justice Films directed by Kei Kumai 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub