Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.
as Denbei Nikaido
as Tomekichi Kumada
as Tomoko Mizuno
as Jiro Oyama
as Miyuki
as Ume Kumada
as Yoshioka
as Saruwatari
as Judge Takakura
as Son of Onijima
as Tomoko's fiancé
as Iiyama
as Sakuji Onijima
as Yoko Nikaido
