CAST:
Keiko Matsuzaka (Hatsuko Sakai),
Shonibu Ootake (Yoshiko Sakai),
Toshiyuki Nagashima (Hiroshi Ueda),
Tsunehiko Watase (Takeshi Hanai)

SCRIPT:
Kaneto Shindô (prema romanu Shohei Ooka-e)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Takashi Kawamata

Synopsis:
This is a court drama about the trial of the murderer of a 23 year-old Hatsuko Sakai. The accused is the 19 year-old Hiroshi Ueda, worker in a shipyard. Former professor of the murdered girl and local people are witnesses and help gather evidence against the accused. Simultaneously we learn about the events that took place before the murder.

color, 139 min