Ogino, a government official, gets involved in his colleagues’ corrupt activities to pay for his sick wife’s hospital bills. At first, his young and serious colleague Odagiri refuses to partake in them, but when he falls in love with Ogino’s daughter, he too becomes irrevocably caught up in the maelstrom of violence and crime. The film is excessive in terms of form and content. (Annette Lingg)
Cast: Yanagi Eijiro, Tsuruta Koji, Mikuni Rentaro, Awashima Chikage
Color: b&w
Running time: 97 min.
In partnership with the Deutsche Kinemathek. With thanks to Shochiku Co. Ltd., Tokyo FilmEx (Hayashi Kanako), the Japan Foundation, the National Film Center, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Photo: © Shochiku Co., Ltd.
