The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 254 1960s crime movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
295 audience votes
Key crew
- Eijiro HisaitaWriter
- Ryuzo KikushimaWriter
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Shinobu HashimotoWriter
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Hideo OguniWriter
- Akira KurosawaWriter
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneKôichi Nishi
- Masayuki MoriPublic Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
- Kamatari FujiwaraAssistant-to-the-Chief Wada
- Takeshi KatōItakura
- Kyōko KagawaYoshiko Nishi
- Tatsuya MihashiTatsuo Iwabuchi
- Takashi ShimuraAdministrative Officer Moriyama
- Kō NishimuraContract Officer Shirai
- Kyū SazankaConstruction Company Executive Director Kaneko
- Someshō MatsumotoConstruction Company President Hatano
- Gen ShimizuManaging Director Miura
- Atsuko IchinomiyaMrs. Ariyama
Stills
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Themes
corruptionparent child relationshipfilm noirweddingbitingcorporate greedjapanese noirphysical disabilitycomplexdramaticsuspensefulaudacious
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