Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller /  more » Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.1 (7,044 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.  more »

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Filmmakers: Akira Kurosawa - Director / Writer (screenplay), Hideo Oguni - Writer (screenplay), Ryûzô Kikushima - Writer (screenplay) / Producer, Eijirô Hisaita - Writer (screenplay), Edo Makubein¹ - Writer (novel "Kingu no minoshirokin"), Tomoyuki Tanaka - Producer, Asakazu Nakai - Cinematographer, Takao Saitô - Cinematographer, Masaru Satô - Composer, Yoshirô Muraki - Production Designer  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Toshirô Mifune ... Kingo Gondo	5,020
	Tatsuya Nakadai ... Chief Detective Tokura	18,634
	Kyôko Kagawa ... Reiko Gondo	74,825
	Tatsuya Mihashi ... Kawanishi - Gondo's Secretary	57,799
	Isao Kimura ... Detective Arai	52,641