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The Beasts' Carnival (1980)
Directed by Paul Naschy
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Overview
A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him… for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Paul Naschy | Eiko Nagashima | Lautaro Murúa | Silvia Aguilar | Azucena Hernández | Julia Saly | Luis Ciges | Rafael Hernández | Ricardo Palacios | Manuel Pereiro | Pepe Ruiz | Eduardo Calvo | Ramón Centenero | Tito García | Alexia Loreto | Koji Moritsugu | Mieko Gustanave | Roxana Dupre | Paloma Hurtado | Rafael Conesa | Ana Berri | Carmen Luján | José Thelman | Juan del Pozo | Mercedes Marfil | Alain Petit | Inma Giménez | Masateru Tabata | Pedro Palomo | Enrique Plata
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2017 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Whoa a Japanese Naschy flick?! Didn’t know there was such a thing!
And this is a crime action horror mystery revenge flick directed by Naschy. Of course. There’s also a death-by-pigs scene which you don’t see everyday. It’s like Naschy had all these ideas and said, “fuck it. Let’s do them all.” It ends on such a batshit note I gotta give him props for that.
This is the first film I’ve watched off the new Scream Factory Paul Naschy Blu-ray set. Easily the best looking Naschy film I’ve seen in terms of the print quality. Many I’ve seen are usually poor quality on budget discs and whatnot. Often trimmed to remove the nudity or violent scenes. I’m curious how Scream / Shout Factory decided on these 5 films given his long career spanning so many horror films.
There’s a scene filmed in Japan at a temple and it looks like one of the places I visited. Love to find out exactly where that was shot.
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