Released Date:
1964-02-24
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
107 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (221 Reviews)
Director:
Masaki KobayashiGenres:
DramaKèichi Inagaki
Norio Nanjo (novel)
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A bevy of lawyers and associates then begin machinations to procure the money for themselves, enlisting the aid of impostors and blackmail. Yet all are outwitted by the cunning of the man's secretary (Keiko Kishi), in this entertaining condemnation of unchecked greed.
Released Date:
1968-03-26
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
157 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (445 Reviews)
Director:
Kihachi OkamotoShinobu Hashimoto (screenplay)
Soichi Oya (book)
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
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