![]() ![]() It is the last will and testament of silk magnate Sahei Inguami that transforms Tomayo Nonomiya from “a freeloader living on charity doled out by strangers” into the object of much envy and hate by giving her the controlling say in the division of the Inugami fortune. Old sins and their long shadows will get a good airing as stabbings, poisonings, decapitations, stranglings, and even some homicidal wordplay get a murderous field trip to remember. ![]() Rian Johnson’s Knives Out (2019) might be the only time this setup hasn’t resulted in a bloodbath, but The Inugami Curse (1951) by Seishi Yokomizo is from further up the scale. ![]() When a wealthy businessman bestows his fortune upon a lowly member of his household to the chagrin of his rapacious offspring, you can bet your bottom dollar that some heads are going to (sometimes literally) roll. ![]()
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