Ãkami
A few years after the surrender of Japan in the Second World War, the country is in ruins, the economy devastated, and the vulnerable masses deprived of work; let alone the basic amenities of life. A new order, led by voracious opportunists is in the make where the weak are easy prey to the hydra-headed mountebanks. Betrayed and exploited by their employer, a group of five trainee insurance brokers face the challenge of commuting suicide, or taking the path of felony. They choose the latter and decide to rub a money truck to ease the suffering and pain of their family members.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Released
- 1955
Details
Release year: 1955
Storyline
A few years after the surrender of Japan in the Second World War, the country is in ruins, the economy devastated, and the vulnerable masses deprived of work; let alone the basic amenities of life. A new order, led by voracious opportunists is in the make where the weak are easy prey to the hydra-headed mountebanks. Betrayed and exploited by their employer, a group of five trainee insurance brokers face the challenge of commuting suicide, or taking the path of felony. They choose the latter and decide to rub a money truck to ease the suffering and pain of their family members.
Top credits
- Nobuko Otowa â Akiko Yano
- Sanae Takasugi â Tomie Fujibayashi
- Taiji Tonoyama â Yoshiyuki Mikawa
- Jun Hamamura â Harashima