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Incident

4 eps · 1980-09-14

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.

Continued Incident: The Beach Family

4 eps

The second instalment of the "Incident" series, based on the bestselling novel by Ooka Shohei. First appearance on DVD. A wife whose husband was stolen away by her lover commits murder in revenge... The truth lurks behind what appears to be a simple grudge murder is revealed. A powerful work depicting family ties set in a fishing village on the outskirts of a transforming city. Wakayama Tomisaburo's sister-in-law, Nakamura Tamao, appears as the defendant, appearing in her first co-starring role with Wakayama.

Continued Incident: Moonscape

4 eps

The third installment of the "Incident" series, based on Ooka Shohei's best-selling novel. First appearance on DVD. Mother and son, Yasuko (Kishi Keiko) and Mamoru (Sato Koichi). The truth hidden behind the murder of a 19-year-old boy. A call for help at the "Telephone Counseling Room." Lawyer Kikuchi, played by Wakayama Tomisaburo, unravels the lonely landscape of mother and son in court. Will the outcome of domestic violence tear mother and son apart forever? ─ ─ . [Contents] Lawyer Kikuchi is asked by an unknown boxer, Seno, whom he met while jogging one morning, to defend a boy named Mamoru who is accused of murder. Mamoru is an 18-year-old college entrance exam repeater who lives with his mother, Yasuko, who works as a telephone operator. She kept pigeons as a hobby, but when she went to Okutama to let them fly, she killed a 13-year-old girl. Kikuchi is interested and visits Yasuko, but...