Called to the Stand
Chief editor Shiro Kamisaka (Hisaya Morishige) of Sankei Publishing Inc. is being tried for embezzlement and the staging of Chiyo Umehara's suicide. The victim is a woman who's said to have had sexual relations with the defendant. Four intertwined witnesses: a critic, Shiro's employee, a singer, and his wife, are all called to the stand. His destiny now lies in their hands.
Directed by Seiji Hisamatsu
80
User score
1 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 25, 1956
Runtime
2h 6m
Language
Japanese
Top cast
Hisaya Morishige
Shiro Kamisaka
Michiyo Aratama
Masako
Sachiko Hidari
Chiyo Umehara
Nobuo Kaneko
Prosecutor
Toshie Takada
Sachiko Nagai
Joe Shishido
Hotta
Yukiko Todoroki
Tomoko Togawa
Osamu Takizawa
Tetsuo Imamura
Yukihiko Sugi
Hotta's Colleague
Taizō Fukami
Judge
Masao Shimizu
Sankei Publishing Inc. President
Masayoshi Miyasaka
Shin Date
Detective
Masami Shimojō
Yamagishi
Haruji Kubo
Court Guard
Jun Miyazaki
Ōmori
Saeko Hirota
Hatsuko Wakahara
Imamura House Maid
Akemi Omori
Sankei Publishing Inc. Secretary
Noriko Watari
Natsuko
