117 minutes
6/7/1986
Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Denbei Nikaido
Morio Kazama
as Tomekichi Kumada
Etsuko Shihomi
as Tomoko Mizuno
Takatoshi Takeda
as Jiro Oyama
Tamae Ônishi
as Miyuki
Akiko Nomura
Tatsu Nakamura
as Ume Kumada
Toshiya Sakai
Toru Masuoka
as Yoshioka
Kenjirou Ishimaru
as Saruwatari
Noboru Mitani
as Judge Takakura
Sei Hiraizumi
Fujita Okamoto
Daisuke Ryū
as Son of Onijima
Jun Etoh
as Tomoko's fiancé
Etsushi Takahashi
as Iiyama
Hideji Ōtaki
as Sakuji Onijima
Kaori Takahashi
as Yoko Nikaido