Tomisaburō Wakayama
Zoku zoku jiken (1980)
Incident
Ooka Shohei's bestselling novel has been made into a TV drama starring Wakayama Tomisaburo. This is the first in a series of "incidents" that would later be made into a series. A 19-year-old factory worker stabs to death the bar owner, who is also his live-in partner's sister. The truth that the sisters had been fighting over him is revealed in court. This TV drama starring Wakayama Tomisaburo, based on Ooka Shohei's courtroom novel, was highly praised for its cutting into the dark side of modern society, and was later made into a series.
Released Sept. 13, 1980
Episode 45 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.flashback, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.motive, imdb.trial, imdb.unreliable-flashback, imdb.divorced-parents, imdb.underage + 4 more, imdb.racing-pigeon, imdb.murder, imdb.courtroom, imdb.lawyer
Production Companies: NHK
S1E1 - 事件
Various interpersonal patterns intersect in a courtroom where a woman's murder case is tried.
Sept. 14, 1980, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Sept. 21, 1980, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Sept. 28, 1980, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Oct. 5, 1980, midnight
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1980
Last Air Date: Oct. 5, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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