Inugami-ke no ichizoku

20062006
2h 14m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Drama Mystery Thriller

A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

368

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

196,917

71,693

Director
- Kon Ichikawa
Writers
- Kon Ichikawa(screenplay)
- Shin'ya Hidaka(screenplay)
- Norio Osada(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Goofs
The red hand-print created to confirm the identity of Sukekiyo changes between scenes. When it is made, there are gaps in the palm area of the print. In later scenes, the palm area is filled in.

Connections
Remake of Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976)

Soundtracks
Tôkyô bugi ugi
(uncredited)
Music by Ryôichi Hattori
Lyrics by Masaru Suzuki
Performed by Shizuko Kasagi

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Review

Featured review

4/10

Partial failure

You can't fault the acting talent, and certainly not helmsmanship of veteran director Kon Ichikawa - his final film in a strong output. But this whodunit, which concentrates on family fortune and revenge, is also a surprisingly awkward film, lacking the finesse of even a modest work like, say, the engaging DORA HEITA. The timing and editing seems slightly (and sometimes not so slightly) off, with sequences framed in a way that defeats the film's subtly comic edge.

The acting talent is, overall, quite strong, highlighted by the lovely Nanako Matsushima (THE RING, GTO) and commanding Sumiko Fuji (of the celebrated Peony Gambler series). And once the film gets going, the mystery becomes more perplexing and comes into its own. But it's certainly not one of Ichikawa's more assured works.

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