

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.

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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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eizō Sugawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Beast Shall Die is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”