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Release Date:
February 14, 1987
Original Title:
L特急「雷鳥九号」殺人事件
Genres:
Mystery
Production Companies:
TV Asahi
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 93
Haneda, the president of a company dealing in gold, is shot to death on the Raicho 9 limited express from Osaka to Kanazawa. Detective Kamei begins an investigation in cooperation with the Fukui Prefectural Police. In the Green Car, Detective Nishimoto had noticed a beautiful woman talking to the victim just before he was killed. Looking into her background, she turns out to be Yumiko Miura, living in Setagaya in Tokyo. An eyewitness who claims that she is the murderer also appears, and she is taken into custody. Before long, the victim's unexpected relationships will be revealed one after another...
Art Direction:
Yasutaro Ima
Assistant Director:
Kunio Iki
Director:
Takashi Nomura
Director of Photography:
Makoto Nishiyama
Editor:
Katsuo Ibuki
Lighting Technician:
Yasushi Watanabe
Original Music Composer:
Masato Kai
Original Story:
Kyôtarô Nishimura
Producer:
Junichi Katsuki
Eisuke Shirasaki
Tadayuki Okubo
Screenplay:
Yoshimi Shinozaki
Sound Recordist:
Masuhiro Hirokami
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