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Suspicion

Suspicion

Everyone hates her, but that's no reason to call her a criminal

19827.02h 7m

Overview

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...

Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura
Written by Seicho Matsumoto, Motomu Furuta, Yoshitarō Nomura
Produced by Yoshitarō Nomura
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Top Cast

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Kumako Onizawa

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Ritsuko Sahara

Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga

Katsuo Toyosaki

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Shigekazu Akitani

Kyoko Maya

Kyoko Maya

Sakie Kataoka

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Yoshiro Fujiwara

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Fukutaro Shirakawa

Takao Itō

Takao Itō

Tetsuro Kataoka

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Judge Yazawa

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Iwasaki

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About Suspicion

Suspicion is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1982. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, it stars Kaori Momoi, Shima Iwashita, Takeshi Kaga. A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...

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