Underplayed Gems

Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974)

Karei-naru Ichizoku poster
Original title
華麗なる一族
Directed by
Satsuo Yamamoto
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
3h 31m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy family in postwar Japan is torn apart by greed, power struggles, and hidden secrets. The story focuses on the patriarch and his children as they fight for control of a major bank and steel company.

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What happens

『華麗なる一族』(かれいなるいちぞく)は、1974年(昭和49年)1月26日公開の日本映画である。芸苑社製作、東宝配給。監督は山本薩夫、主演は佐分利信。カラー、スタンダード、211分。 山崎豊子の長編小説『華麗なる一族』の映画化で、山本監督にとっては『白い巨塔』に続く山崎豊子作品の映画化である。山本は元々東宝の監督だったが、レッドパージ以後は独立プロで活動していた。本作はそんな山本の24年ぶりの東宝作品となった。出演者は豪華な顔ぶれとなり、作品は大ヒット。配給収入は4億2000万円を記録し、1974年度の邦画配給収入ランキング第4位となった。第48回キネマ旬報ベスト・テン第3位。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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