Judge and Jeopardy

Judge and Jeopardy (首, Kubi; transl. 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.^[1]

Judge and Jeopardy
Directed by	Shiro Moritani
Screenplay by	Shinobu Hashimoto[1]
Based on	The Lawyer by Hiroshi Masaki
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring	Keiju Kobayashi Takamaru Sasaki Ken Mizuta
Cinematography	Asakazu Nakai[1]
Edited by	Hirokazu Iwashita[1]
Music by	Masaru Sato[1]
Production company	Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	8 June 1968 (1968-06-08)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Release

Judge and Jeopardy was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 8 June 1968.^[1] In Japan, the film the awards for Best Film Score, Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours.^[1]