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.

Release Date: 1960-09-19

Genres: Crime ,Drama ,Thriller

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Actors: Toshirō Mifune ,Masayuki Mori ,Kamatari Fujiwara ,Takeshi Katô ,Kyôko Kagawa ,Tatsuya Mihashi ,Takashi Shimura ,Kô Nishimura ,Kyû Sazanka ,Someshô Matsumoto

Duration: 2h 30m

IMDB rating: 7.7