title: Judge and Jeopardy
text: # Judge and Jeopardy
  
  Judge and Jeopardy (首, Kubi, transl. Neck) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Shiro Moritani. It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.
  
  ## Release
  
  Judge and Jeopardy was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 8 June 1968. In Japan, the film the awards for Best Film Score, Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours.
  
  