Judge and Jeopardy

Judge and Jeopardy
Film poster
Directed byShiro Moritani
Screenplay byShinobu Hashimoto
Based on
The Lawyer
by Hiroshi Masaki
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Starring
CinematographyAsakazu Nakai
Edited byHirokazu Iwashita
Music byMasaru Sato
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 8 June 1968 (1968-06-08) (Japan)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan

Judge and Jeopardy (Japanese: 首, Hepburn: Kubi; transl. Neck) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Shiro Moritani. It is based on the story The Lawyer by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.

Release

Judge and Jeopardy was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 8 June 1968. In Japan, the film won the awards for Best Film Score and Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 250.

Bibliography

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.