Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, the film is a biting satire on postwar Japanese materialism and greed:
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: The family discovers that those they are trying to con—specifically a "graceful" accountant played by Ayako Wakao—are even more conniving and ruthless than they are. Why It Is Considered a "Hidden Gem" Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, the film is a
: A family of "swindlers" living in a cramped Tokyo apartment attempts to conceal their son's embezzlement while continuing their own various grifts. Directed by Yūzō Kawashima