Hakuchu no Shikaku

[Machine Translation] During the chaotic postwar period, Koichi Sumida, who was said to be the most brilliant student in the law department of the University of Tokyo, established the financial company "Taiyo Club" with Shichiro Tsuruoka and his friends, and it achieved rapid growth. However, the organization collapses when Sumida is arrested on charges of black-market finance, and he also burns himself to death. As Tsuruoka gazes into the flames, a dark malice awakens within him. Tsuruoka launches a new bill financing business, "Rokko Shoji," and commits one economic crime after another. The story revolves around the rebellious youth of Tsuruoka, a genius and intelligent criminal who is devoted to evil, and depicts the way of life of his friends and women, the prosecutors' relentless pursuit of him, and the corporate executives who fall prey to his scheme. The film also pursues crime itself through a cool-headed depiction of the brilliant and ingenious techniques of a brainy crime syndicate. Based on a true story by Takagi Akimitsu, and produced by Kadokawa Haruki, the film is directed by Murakawa Toru, who mastered the hard-boiled action genre with "The Most Dangerous Game. (This is a picaresque romance of rebellion that depicts evil as a passion for human existence.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: photo gallery, trailer(s) (subject to change)

戦後の混乱期、東大法学部はじまって以来の秀才といわれた隅田光一が、鶴岡七郎や仲間たちと設立した金融会社「太陽クラブ」は急成長を遂げる。だが、隅田が闇金融容疑で検挙されると組織は崩壊し、隅田も焼身自殺を果たす。その炎を見つめる鶴岡の内部にはどす黒い悪意が目覚めていた。鶴岡は新たに手形金融業「六甲商事」を立ち上げ、完全経済犯罪を次々と遂行していく―。悪に徹した天才的知能犯・鶴岡の反逆の青春を軸に、彼にからむ仲間や女たちの生きざま、追及の手を緩めない検察の姿、陥れられる企業幹部たちを群像劇として描く。また頭脳犯罪集団の華麗で巧妙なテクニックを冷徹に描写し、犯罪そのものを追求している。実話をベースにした高木彬光の同名小説を角川春樹製作のもと、「最も危険な遊戯」でハードボイルドアクションを極めた村川透が監督。〈悪〉を人間そのものの存在をかけた情念として描ききった反逆のピカレスク・ロマン。

フォトギャラリー、予告編 (予定)