Released:
1960-09-19

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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
2h 30min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Toshirō Mifune
  as
  Kôichi Nishi
• 
  Masayuki Mori
  as
  Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
• 
  Kamatari Fujiwara
  as
  Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
• 
  Takeshi Katō
  as
  Itakura
• 
  Kyōko Kagawa
  as
  Yoshiko Nishi