Judge and Jeopardy

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| director = Shiro Moritani

| producer = Tomoyuki Tanaka{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| screenplay = Shinobu Hashimoto{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| story =

| based_on = {{Based on|The Lawyer|Hiroshi Masaki}}

| starring = {{plainlist|* Keiju Kobayashi

  • Takamaru Sasaki
  • Ken Mizuta}}

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| music = Masaru Sato{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| cinematography = Asakazu Nakai{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| editing = Hirokazu Iwashita{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| studio = Toho{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| distributor = Toho

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|6|8}}

| runtime = 100 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

| country = Japan

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{{nihongo|Judge and Jeopardy|首|Kubi|{{translation|Neck}}}} is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Shiro Moritani. It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

Release

Judge and Jeopardy was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 8 June 1968.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}} In Japan, the film the awards for Best Film Score, Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=250}}

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=Bibliography=

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  • {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-1461673743}}

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