Dec 14, 1970
70 min
Full-HD

The Hateful Beast (1970)

In the Edo era, two man arrive in a village and engage in criminal activity. While one of them becomes successful and rich, the other gets betrayed and ends up in prison, burning for revenge. The truth changes with the viewpoint in this Wakamatsu film, which has inspired comparisons to Rashomon.

Category

Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Wakamatsu Production

Noriko Tatsumi

Masayoshi Nogami

Hiroko Fuji

Maya Kurose

Masami Arisawa

Riko Shimae

Kiyoshi Kinami

Goro Okamoto

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