The Precipice

Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause of the death, then discover that the cut rope was made in the factory for which Uozu’s brother works.

Director: Yasuzō Masumura

Cast: Kenji Sugawara, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hitomi Nozoe, Keizō Kawasaki, Kyū Sazanka, Ken Uehara, Atsuko Kindaichi, Kumeko Urabe

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.