The Inheritance

The Inheritance

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 16, 1962

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.

The Inheritance

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title からみ合い
Directors Gô Yoshida, Ichirô Mizunuma, Masaki Kobayashi
Writers Kôichi Inagaki, Norio Nanjo

Cast

Keiko Kishi

as Yasuko Miyagawa

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Kikuo Furukawa

Sō Yamamura

as Senzô

Seiji Miyaguchi

as Yoshida

Yūsuke Kawazu

as Sadao

Mari Yoshimura

as Mari (Mariko) Kamio

Minoru Chiaki

as Junichi Fujii

Misako Watanabe

as Kawara's wife Rie

Osamu Takizawa

as Kyoichiro Kurayama

Tōru Abe

as Detective A

Jun Hamamura

as Kamio

Kinzô Shin

as Ishimoda

Noriko Sengoku

as Sayo Iida

Fumie Kitahara

as Fumi Narimune

Ryuji Kita

as Keigo Narimune

Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru

as Shimura

Kei Satō

as Cop

Gen'ya Nagai

as Detective B

Atsuko Kawaguchi

as Mayumi Kamio

Fusako Maki

as Miyoko Kamio

Yukio Ninagawa

as Sadao's friend A

Katsuhiro Segawa

as Sadao's friend B

Reiko Taka

as Rumi (uncredited)