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.

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

Shin Date

Detective