The Inheritance
1962
Rated
PG
108
minutes
Crime, Drama
★★★★★
★★★★★
3.65
Directed By:
Masaki Kobayashi
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.
Language
Japanese
Release Date
February 16, 1962
Cast
Keiko Kishi
Yasuko Miyagawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kikuo Furukawa
Sō Yamamura
Senzô
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yoshida
Yūsuke Kawazu
Sadao
Mari Yoshimura
Mari (Mariko) Kamio
Minoru Chiaki
Junichi Fujii
Misako Watanabe
Kawara's wife Rie
Osamu Takizawa
Kyoichiro Kurayama
Kōji Mitsui
Tōru Abe
Detective A
Jun Hamamura
Kamio
Kinzō Shin
Ishimoda
Noriko Sengoku
Sayo Iida
Kin Sugai
Fumie Kitahara
Fumi Narimune
Ryuji Kita
Keigo Narimune
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru
Shimura
Mikijiro Hira
Kei Satō
Cop
Kunie Tanaka
Gen'ya Nagai
Detective B
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Mayumi Kamio
Yoshiko Watanabe
Reiko Minakami
Fusako Maki
Miyoko Kamio
Kazuko Motohashi
Kanji Ōsugi
Yukio Ninagawa
Sadao's friend A
Shin'ya Mizushima
Katsuhiro Segawa
Sadao's friend B
Ryōko Mizuki
Yôko Shibata
Kumiko Saitō
Reiko Taka
Rumi (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Editing
Production
Masaki Kobayashi
Producer
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer
Toshio Shimizu
Associate Producer
Zenpei Moriyama
Production Supervisor
Takeshi Aikawa
Production Manager
Art
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Sound
Writing