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The Inheritance (1962)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi
Writer : Kôichi Inagaki

Synopsis

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to procure the money for themselves, enlisting the aid of impostors and blackmail.

Actors

Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Yasuko Miyagawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kikuo Furukawa
Sō Yamamura
Sō Yamamura
Senzô
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yoshida
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Sadao
Mari Yoshimura
Mari Yoshimura
Mari (Mariko) Kamio
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Junichi Fujii
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Kawara's wife Rie
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Kyoichiro Kurayama
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Detective A
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Kamio
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Ishimoda
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Sayo Iida
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitahara
Fumi Narimune
Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita
Keigo Narimune
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru
Shimura
Mikijirō Hira
Mikijirō Hira
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Cop
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Gen'ya Nagai
Gen'ya Nagai
Detective B
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Mayumi Kamio
Yoshiko Watanabe
Yoshiko Watanabe
Reiko Minakami
Reiko Minakami
Fusako Maki
Fusako Maki
Miyoko Kamio
Kazuko Motohashi
Kazuko Motohashi
Kanji Ōsugi
Kanji Ōsugi
Yukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa
Sadao's friend A
Shin'ya Mizushima
Shin'ya Mizushima
Katsuhiro Segawa
Katsuhiro Segawa
Sadao's friend B
Ryōko Mizuki
Ryōko Mizuki
Yôko Shibata
Yôko Shibata
Kumiko Saitô
Kumiko Saitô
Reiko Taka
Reiko Taka
Rumi (uncredited)

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Norio Nanjo
Norio Nanjo
Novel
Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Producer
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer
Toshio Shimizu
Toshio Shimizu
Associate Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Takashi Kawamata
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Shigemasa Toda
Shigemasa Toda
Art Direction
Seiji Ishikawa
Seiji Ishikawa
Set Decoration
Toshikazu Sugiyama
Toshikazu Sugiyama
Costume Design
Toku Sakuma
Toku Sakuma
Hairstylist
Takeshi Aikawa
Takeshi Aikawa
Production Manager
Zenpei Moriyama
Zenpei Moriyama
Production Supervisor
Ichirô Mizunuma
Ichirô Mizunuma
Assistant Director
Gô Yoshida
Gô Yoshida
Assistant Director
Kôichi Inagaki
Kôichi Inagaki
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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