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The Graceful Brute

is a 1962 Japanese satirical comedy film directed by Yūzō Kawashima and written by Kaneto Shindō.

Plot

The family of ex-naval officer Tokizo Maeda lives in a small urban concrete block apartment, always quick at hiding their belongings when the situation asks for a humble appearance. While daughter Tomoko, mistress (at her father's instruction) of a famous bestselling writer, won't stop borrowing money from her patron for the family, son Minoru, signed to a music talent agency, constantly embezzles the company's assets. Father and son both have their very own plans for the money: Tokizo invests in one military project after another, Minoru, to his father's consternation, spends it on his lover Yukie, none other than his agency's bookkeeper. When Yukie quits her job, using the occasion to end the liaison with Minoru, it turns out that she also had affairs with the company boss and the tax officer in charge, using the donations she received to finance her own hotel.

    More details

    author
    director Yuzo Kawashima
    editor Tatsuji Nakashizu
    genre comedy
    keywords belong father and son hide project a talent agency
    musicBy Sei Ikeno
    producer Masaki Suda Osamu Yoneda
    productionCompany Daiei Film
    publisher Daiei
    theme japanese