Suspicion (1982)
Original title: 疑惑
Suspicion is a 1982 Japanese-language crime movie directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Kaori Momoi, Shima Iwashita and Takeshi Kaga.
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...
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What is Suspicion about?
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...
When was Suspicion released?
Suspicion was released on 11 September 1982.
How long is Suspicion?
Suspicion runs 2h 7m.
Who made Suspicion?
Suspicion was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
Cast
- Kaori Momoi as Kumako Onizawa
- Shima Iwashita as Ritsuko Sahara
- Takeshi Kaga as Katsuo Toyosaki
- Akira Emoto as Shigekazu Akitani
- Kyoko Maya as Sakie Kataoka
- Kensaku Morita as Yoshiro Fujiwara
- Noboru Nakaya as Fukutaro Shirakawa
- Takao Itō as Tetsuro Kataoka
- Taketoshi Naitō as Judge Yazawa
- Akira Nagoya as Iwasaki
- Nenji Kobayashi as Prosecutor Munakata
- Shogen Nitta