The Incident (1978 film)

Directed byYoshitaro Nomura^[1][2]

Written byKaneto Shindo

Based onJiken
by Shōhei Ōoka

Starring

• Keiko Matsuzaka
• Toshiyuki Nagashima
• Shinobu Otake
• Tsunehiko Watase
• Tetsurō Tamba
• Shinsuke Ashida
• Shin Saburi
• Nobuko Otowa
• Kō Nishimura
• Hisaya Morishige

The Incident
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Yoshitaro Nomura[1][2]
Written by	Kaneto Shindo
Based on	Jiken by Shōhei Ōoka
Starring	Keiko Matsuzaka Toshiyuki Nagashima Shinobu Otake Tsunehiko Watase Tetsurō Tamba Shinsuke Ashida Shin Saburi Nobuko Otowa Kō Nishimura Hisaya Morishige
Cinematography	Takashi Kawamata
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	June 3, 1978 (1978-06-03)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Incident (事件, Jiken) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.^[3] The film is based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka.