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.
Released: Sep 19, 1960
Runtime: 150 minutes
Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Crew: Eijirō Hisaita (Writer), Akira Kurosawa (Producer), Ryūzō Kikushima (Writer), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Akira Kurosawa (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Writer)