An executive of a shoemaking company 
disputes management policies with 
other company executives. As he tries to 
mortgage his entire wealth to buy out 
his company's shares, his son's close 
friend, the son of his driver, is 
mistakenly kidnapped and an 
outrageous sum of ransom is demanded. 
The filming of the ransom transfer, 
taken on the Kodama bullet train 
dashing at speeds of 110 kph, was a 
scene which allowed no retakes. The 
filming was taken nonstop with a total 
of eight cameras. Kurosawa's distinctive 
multiple camera techniques are fully 
exhibited throughout this film.