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The Beast Shall Die
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The Beast Shall Die

1959-06-09 · 96 min · ★ 6.2

Crime · Drama · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Eizō Sugawa
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiKunihiko Date
Hiroshi KoizumiHiroshi KoizumiDetective Masugi
Reiko DanReiko DanTaeko Kusumi
Yumi ShirakawaYumi Shirakawa
Makoto SatouMakoto Satou
Eiko MiyoshiEiko Miyoshi
Michino YokoyamaMichino YokoyamaWaitress
Ichirō ShimizuIchirō Shimizu
Yoshio ShirasakaYoshio ShirasakaTsuji
Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraProfessor Sugimura
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoDetective Kuwashima
Yūsuke TakitaYūsuke Takita
Toru TakeuchiTezuka
Haruya KatōHaruya Katō
Nadao KirinoNadao Kirino
Yutaka SadaYutaka SadaDriver
Akira SeraDetective Okada
Tetsu NakamuraTetsu Nakamura
Kenzō TabuKenzō Tabu
Akira TaniApartment superintendent

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