A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 20, 2003
Original Title:
西村京太郎スペシャル 日本一周「旅号」殺人事件
Genres:
Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
BS Japan
Daiei TV-Film
TV Tokyo
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 119
Hiroshi Hamano, a professor at a medical university, is found dead. Going by the results of the autopsy, it appears he committed suicide by jumping off a roof, but going by eyewitness testimony and physical evidence at the scene, Detective Kamei suspects murder. A ticket for a train trip around Japan is found in the professor's pocket. However, nobody then could have known the shocking truth hidden behind the tour the dead man was supposed to attend...
Art Direction:
Hitoshi Izumi
Director:
Hideo Nanbu
Director of Photography:
Mamoru Chishiki
Editor:
Naoto Komatsu
Lighting Technician:
Sei Izumida
Original Story:
Kyôtarô Nishimura
Producer:
Ryosuke Watanabe
Koshiro Nogi
Screenplay:
Kouichi Tomozawa
Sound Recordist:
Kunio Ashihara
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