
Kyojin to gangu (original title)
Plot: As much a film of its moment as Sweet Smell of Success and just as lasting in its pertinence, this cruel satire is Masumura’s masterpiece – although an excellent script (from a Ken Kaiko novel) and terrific cast deserve their share of the credit. Three confectionery companies are locked in cut-throat rivalry for a share of a market increasingly dominated by imported US candy. Goda (Takamatsu), a thrusting young exec with World Caramel, spots a young woman out shopping and decides to turn her into a celebrity who can star in his plan for a space age ad campaign. Kyoko Shima (Nozoe), averagely pretty and with exceptionally bad teeth, takes to the Pygmalion treatment like a duck to water and soon leaves behind her job with a failing taxi firm and her dysfunctional family. Goda’s assistant Nishi (Kawaguchi), who dates a woman exec from a rival firm and proves a useless industrial spy, watches as both the girl and his boss succumb to mega-greed; the film’s ending turns on whether or not …

Genre: Comedy | Drama
IMDB Rating Live: 7.3/10804 votes
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 From 804 Users
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Directed by: Yasuzô Masumura
Starring: Hiroshi Kawaguchi , Hitomi Nozoe , Osamu Abe , Kôichi Fujiyama
Release Name: Giants.And.Toys.1958.1080p.BluRay.x264-ORBS
Size: 12.9GB
Video: MKV | 1920×816 | 18.9 Mb/s
Audio 1#: Japanese | FLAC | 400 kb/s
Audio 2#: English | AAC | 88.0 kb/s
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
Subtitles: English [Selectable]
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Links: iMDB | Trailer
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