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.
- Released
- 1956-02-25
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Seiji Hisamatsu, Hajime Takaiwa
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Hisaya Morishige as Shiro Kamisaka
- Michiyo Aratama as Masako
- Sachiko Hidari as Chiyo Umehara
- Nobuo Kaneko as Prosecutor
- Toshie Takada as Sachiko Nagai
- Joe Shishido as Hotta
- Yukiko Todoroki as Tomoko Togawa
- Osamu Takizawa as Tetsuo Imamura
- Yukihiko Sugi as Hotta's Colleague
- Taizō Fukami as Judge
- Masao Shimizu as Sankei Publishing Inc. President
- Masayoshi Miyasaka
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