Eclipse Series 38: MASAKI KOBAYASHI AGAINST THE SYSTEM: KOBAYASHI, Masaki: The Inheritance (1962)

KOBAYASHI, Masaki (Japan)
The Inheritance [1962]
Eclipse Series 38
DVD


On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown. A bevy of lawyers and associates begin machinations to procure the money for themselves, resorting to the use of imposters and blackmail. Yet all are outwitted by the cunning of the man's secretary (Keiko Kishi), in this entertaining condemnation of unchecked greed.

108 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
2:40:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writer



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