The Incident

1978 2h 18m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 4

DramaCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged with the murder. At Ueda's trial, a complex story unfolds.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuro Tamba
Lawyer Kikuchi
Shinsuke Ashida
DA Okabe
Shinobu Otake
Yoshiko Sakai
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Hiroshi Ueda
Keiko Matsuzaka
Hatsuko Sakai
Kei Yamamoto
Takeshi Hanai
Junko Natsu
Kyôko Sakurai
Asao Sano
Kihei Ueda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yasushi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuo Ôta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tetsuro Tamba and Shinsuke Ashida and Shinobu Otake carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshitarō Nomura directs. Takashi Kawamata behind the camera. Yasushi Akutagawa scores. Kazuo Ôta cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasushi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kazuo Ôta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tetsuro Tamba and Shinsuke Ashida and Shinobu Otake carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0202932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.