26 December 1962 Drama, Crime 96 mins
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
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Ayako Wakao as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
Eiji Funakoshi as Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector
Yūko Hamada as Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter
Hideo Takamatsu as Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager
Yūnosuke Itō as Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier
Hisano Yamaoka as Yoshino, Tokizo's wife
Kyū Sazanka as Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer
Shoichi Ozawa as Pinosaku, the singer
Chōchō Miyako as Yuki
Yūzō Kawashima Director
Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor
Noriaki Yuasa First Assistant Director
Sei Ikeno Original Music Composer
Kaneto Shindō Screenplay
Nobuo Munekawa Director of Photography
Atsuji Shibata Art Direction
Osamu Yoneda Producer
Takao Matsumoto Production Manager
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