The Inheritance

Feb 16, 1962

1h 48m

★ 7.2

Overview

A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ninjin Club

The Inheritance Trailers

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Cast

Yasuko Miyagawa

Keiko Kishi

Kikuo Furukawa

Tatsuya Nakadai

Senzô

So Yamamura

Yoshida

Seiji Miyaguchi

Sadao

Yūsuke Kawazu

Mari (Mariko) Kamio

Mari Yoshimura

Junichi Fujii

Minoru Chiaki

Kawara's wife Rie

Misako Watanabe

Kyoichiro Kurayama

Osamu Takizawa

Kōji Mitsui

Detective A

Tōru Abe

Kamio

Jun Hamamura

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8.0

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0.0

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4.7

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3.5

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0.0

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0.0

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4.0

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7.4

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