Called to the Stand (1956)
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.
Director:
Seiji Hisamatsu
Writer:
Hajime Takaiwa
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Hisaya Morishige as Shiro Kamisaka |
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Michiyo Aratama as Masako |
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Sachiko Hidari as Chiyo Umehara |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Prosecutor |
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Toshie Takada as Sachiko Nagai |
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Joe Shishido as Hotta |
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Yukiko Todoroki as Tomoko Togawa |
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Osamu Takizawa as Tetsuo Imamura |
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Yukihiko Sugi as Hotta's Colleague |
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Taizō Fukami as Judge |
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Masao Shimizu as Sankei Publishing Inc. President |
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Masayoshi Miyasaka as |
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Shin Date as Detective |
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Masami Shimojō as Yamagishi |
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Haruji Kubo as Court Guard |
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Jun Miyazaki as Ōmori |
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Saeko Hirota as |
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Hatsuko Wakahara as Imamura House Maid |
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Akemi Omori as Sankei Publishing Inc. Secretary |
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Noriko Watari as Natsuko |
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Yoko Takeuchi as Nightclub Waitress |
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藤代 裕子 as Miki |
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Ken Mishima as Record Company Monitoring |
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Kōji Seyama as Sankei Publishing Inc. Employee B |
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Kazuo Kinugasa as Apartment Resident |
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Gen Mihama as Printing Factory Employee |
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Kōji Yashiro as Sankei Publishing Inc. Employee A |
| Directing | Seiji Hisamatsu | Director |
| Writing | Tatsuzō Ishikawa | Original Story |
| Writing | Hajime Takaiwa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Music |
| Production | Kaneo Iwai | Producer |
| Crew | Shinsaku Himeda | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki | Gaffer |
| Sound | Takinosuke Yagi | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mitsuo Kondō | Editor |
| Directing | 宮野高 | Assistant Director |
| Production | 櫻井宏信 | Production Manager |
