73
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A dying businessman intends to will ¥200 million to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1962
February 16, 1962
64 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Keiko KishiYasuko Miyagawa
Tatsuya NakadaiKikuo Furukawa
So YamamuraSenzô
Seiji MiyaguchiYoshida
Yūsuke KawazuSadao
Mari YoshimuraMari (Mariko) Kamio
Minoru ChiakiJunichi Fujii
Misako WatanabeKawara's wife Rie
Osamu TakizawaKyoichiro Kurayama
Tōru AbeDetective A
Jun HamamuraKamio
Kinzō ShinIshimoda
Noriko SengokuSayo Iida
Fumie KitaharaFumi Narimune
Ryuji KitaKeigo Narimune- MTMutsuhiko TsurumaruShimura
Kei SatōCop- GNGenya NagaiDetective B
Atsuko KawaguchiMayumi Kamio
Fusako MakiMiyoko Kamio
Yukio NinagawaSadao's friend A- KSKatsuhiro SegawaSadao's friend B
Reiko TakaRumi (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Masaki Kobayashi Director, Producer
- Gô Yoshida Assistant Director
- Ichirô Mizunuma Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Koichi Inagaki Screenplay
- Norio Nanjō Novel
Production · 4
- Shigeru Wakatsuki Producer
- Toshio Shimizu Associate Producer
- Zenpei Moriyama Production Supervisor
- Takeshi Aikawa Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Takashi Kawamata Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Keiichi Uraoka Editor
Sound · 1
- Tōru Takemitsu Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Shigemasa Toda Art Direction
- Seiji Ishikawa Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Toshikazu Sugiyama Costume Design
- Toku Sakuma Hairstylist
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