Film

Called to the Stand

1956 · 2h 6m

IMDb

6.8

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, Shirou's employee, a singer, and his wife, are all called to the stand. His destiny now lies in their hands.

Hisaya Morishige

Michiyo Aratama

Sachiko Hidari

Nobuo Kaneko

Toshie Takada

Joe Shishido

Yukiko Todoroki

Osamu Takizawa

• Seiji HisamatsuDirector
• Hajime TakaiwaScreenplay

Release date

February 25, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 6m