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The Matsukawa Incident: Seeing the Truth Through the Wall

DirectorShinkichi Noda

1954
63 min

A passenger train derailment occurred on August 17, 1949. In the aftermath, it was suspected that Communist sympathizers were responsible and people involved in an ongoing labor dispute were rounded up and put on trial. Starting from the premise that unjust verdicts were handed down in both the initial trial and on appeal, this film sets out to investigate the truth.

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