Witness 1977

After the African-American young man who died in the elevator of Tokyo Royal Hotel was found, the police launched an investigation. From the deceased's belongings, they learned that his name was Joni, and deduced that his purpose of coming to Japan was to find his biological mother. Based on various clues, the police came to a certain hot spring and found that the insider had been killed. However, they still learned that the famous fashion designer Yasugi Kyoko (Okada Mariko) had lived with an African-American soldier here. They sent police officer Tomi (Matsuda Yusaku) to the United States to seek confirmation from New York police officer Shoftan (George Kennedy). During the verification process, Dongju was caught up in historical memory and national complex, and almost wanted to confuse the Americans in front of him, especially Shoftan, with the executioners who committed crimes in Japan back then. However, he finally recovered his senses and completed the task, framing Yasugi Kyoko as the murderer, and Yasugi Kyoko was also a victim of history.