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Willful Murder
80%
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2h 12m
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Willful Murder (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Willful Murder (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question r… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~132 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Willful Murder 80% (4 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Willful Murder is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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80%
from 4 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-11-07
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 263557
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What is Willful Murder about?
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president wa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Willful Murder?
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How long is the movie Willful Murder?
The official runtime for Willful Murder is approximately 132 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yashiro
Ichirō Nakatani
Toyama
Isao Hashimoto
Ono
- A
Akio Miyabe
Yōko Asaji
Shinji Ogawa
Koji Yakusho
Journalist
Jiro Kawarazaki
Kei Yamamoto
- S
Shogen Nitta
- Y
Yoshisuke Makino
- S
Seiichi Taguchi
Mikijiro Hira
Okuno
Yoshio Inaba
Horii
Shigeru Kōyama
Yūsuke Takita
Prosecutor Kawase
Yasukiyo Umeno
Prosecutor Yamaoka
- K
Kentarô Kaji
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