A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.
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Cast
18 people
Isamu Kosugi
Daisuke Segi
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Five Scouts
Takako Irie
Hiroko Kumikawa
Known for
Sanjuro
The Most Beautiful
Tomu Uchida
Teppei Kataoka
Yutaka Mimasu
Shigemoto
Also in
The Straits of Love and Hate
Kinuyo's First Love
Masashi Kobayashi
Eiji Takagi
Aohara
Also in
Tokyo March
Smiling Earth
Kōju Murata
(as Kôju Murata)
Also in
Women of the Night
The Morning Sun Shines
Namiko Tsukiji
Rieko
Also in
Jihishincho
Metropolitan Symphony
Yûji Azuma
Also in
Mud and Soldiers
Explosion!
Heitaro Doi
Also in
The Morning Sun Shines
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Takeo Nishizawa
Tomu Uchida Director · Masashi Kobayashi Writer Teppei Kataoka Writer
First release April 19, 1929 · Produced in Japan · Original title 生ける人形
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
生ける人形
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 19, 1929
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No release date listed for United States.
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