In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi (Toshirô Mifune) climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter (Kyôko Kagawa) of company vice president Iwabuchi (Masayuki Mori).
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 |
Producer(s): | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Cast: | Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Takeshi Kato, Kyôko Kagawa, Kô Nishimura |