A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to his death at his hotel. Was it a homicide or suicide? His junior colleague pursues the mystery of his death.
The case of the counterfeit bills that spread all over Japan.
A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.
Wharf worker
고마주로의 유랑극단이 가부키 공연을 한다는 소식에 동네 사람들은 기대에 부푼다. 그런데 사실 고마주로는 이곳에 사는 고야와 사랑했던 사이로, 그를 삼촌으로 알고 자란 기요시라는 아들까지 두었다. 한편, 고마주로를 흠모하던 여배우 스미코는 그의 비밀을 알게 되자 질투심에 휩싸인다.
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.
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
