The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
Aug 27 2005
•2h 57m
•Comedy, Crime
One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is arrested to take responsibility for a botched murder case he headed. His faithful colleagues, including Arashiro (Toshio Kakei) and Okita (Miki Maya), only exacerbate the situation when they try to help clear his name. Is Muroi guilty as charged or merely taking the fall? What is the truth behind the murder? Two lawyers, one determined to get Muroi, the other resolved to save him, a feud between two police departments, political power plays and legal trappings, all combine to orchestrate Muroi’s downfall.
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Toshiro Yanagiba
Shinji Muroi
Rena Tanaka
Kumiko Ohara
Kei Tanaka
黒木 孝夫
Akira Emoto
Seigo Tsuda
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