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62% Critic Match
The Beast Shall Die
6.2 / 10• 1959• 1h 36m•NR• Japanese
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kunihiko Date
Lead
Hiroshi Koizumi
Detective Masugi
Reiko Dan
Taeko Kusumi
Yumi Shirakawa
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Makoto Satō
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Eiko Miyoshi
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Michino Yokoyama
Waitress
Ichirō Shimizu
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eizō Sugawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Beast Shall Die is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
