A dying businessman intends to will two hundred million yen to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
In 1962, Masaki Kobayashi (Kwaidan, Harakiri) crafted this slick and thought provoking story where everyone's driving force is greed. There's been many films where characters are double-crossing each other for the sake of more money but few treat the lust for wealth as such a natural instinct. Kobayashi's outstanding camera work is present full force and it's obvious how he reached the same heights as his western contemporaries such as Alfred Hitchcock.
Genre: Drama
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