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JAPAN · 1976

The Inugami Family

Kon Ichikawa
Japanese Golden Age inheritance dispute family conflict marriage condition wealth and greed outsider threat
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Synopsis

When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.

Year1976
CountryJapan
DirectorKon Ichikawa
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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