Atami Murder Case
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.
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Denbei Nikaido
Etsuko Shihomi
Tomoko Mizuno
Akiko Nomura
Hideji Ōtaki
Sakuji Onijima
Tatsu Nakamura
Ume Kumada
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Saruwatari
Daisuke Ryū
Son of Onijima
Jun Etoh
Tomoko's fiancé
Etsushi Takahashi
Iiyama
Morio Kazama
Tomekichi Kumada
Toru Masuoka
Yoshioka
Kaori Takahashi
Yoko Nikaido
Toshiya Sakai
Noboru Mitani
Judge Takakura
Sei Hiraizumi