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19/09/1960 Crime, Drama, Thriller 2h 30m
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Overview

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

  1. Akira Kurosawa

    Director, Writer

  2. Hideo Oguni

    Writer

  3. Eijiro Hisaita

    Writer

  4. Ryuzo Kikushima

    Writer

  5. Shinobu Hashimoto

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Toshirō Mifune

    Kôichi Nishi

  2. Masayuki Mori

    Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

  3. Kamatari Fujiwara

    Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

  4. Takeshi Katō

    Itakura

  5. Kyōko Kagawa

    Yoshiko Nishi

  6. Tatsuya Mihashi

    Tatsuo Iwabuchi

  7. Takashi Shimura

    Administrative Officer Moriyama

  8. Kō Nishimura

    Contract Officer Shirai

  9. Kyū Sazanka

    Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-17
We start with the sight of a group of journalists at a wedding. The daughter of an industrialist is marrying the son of another. Nothing new here until, that is, an extra wedding cake is wheeled into the reception shaped just like an office block. Sticking out of a seventh floor window is a rose. We are quickly told that symbolises the window from which the groom's father committed suicide. Shortly afterwards, two senior executives are arrested after a ¥12 billion deal is suspected of being a bit fishy. Neither executive will talk to the prosecutors so one is released and the other released a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$229,000.00

Revenue
$144,000.00

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