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.
Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
Writing | Hideo Oguni | Writer |
Writing | Eijirō Hisaita | Writer |
Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
Writing | Ryūzō Kikushima | Writer |
Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Writer |
Production | Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Yuzuru Aizawa | Director of Photography |
Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
Art | Yoshirō Muraki | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Shoji Kurihara | Costume Design |
Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi | Sound Recordist |
Camera | Takao Saitō | Assistant Camera |
Directing | Yoshimitsu Banno | Assistant Director |
Directing | Shirō Moritani | Assistant Director |