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42% Critic Match
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
4.2 / 10• 2018• 1h 51m•NR• Japanese
ActionComedyFantasyRomanceMusicDrama
Storyline
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.
Cast & Crew
Tadanobu Asano
Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Lead
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Joe (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Megumi Kagurazaka
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Ami Tomite
Mako (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Goro Inagaki
Goro (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Denden
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Moeka Nozaki
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Sputniko!
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hikari Ota's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bastard and the Beautiful World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
