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The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Directed by Eizo Sugawa
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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.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Tatsuya Nakadai | Hiroshi Koizumi | Reiko Dan | Yumi Shirakawa | Makoto Satō | Eiko Miyoshi | Michiyo Yokoyama | Ichirô Shimizu | Yoshio Shirasaka | Nobuo Nakamura | Eijirô Tôno | Yûsuke Takita | Toru Takeuchi | Haruya Katô | Nadao Kirino | Yutaka Sada | Akira Sera | Tetsu Nakamura | Kenzô Tabu | Akira Tani | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Shirô Tsuchiya | Shôichi Hirose | Kyoko Mori | Kôji Uno | Gorô Sakurai | Fumindo Matsuo | Etsuo Saijo | Mitsuo Tsuda | Kenji Kasahara | Tadashi Okabe | Yoshikazu Kawamata | Akiko Wakabayashi | Ichirô Chiba | Kisao Hatamochi | Yutaka Nakayama
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2025 | TV | Digital | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai
December 13, 1932 —November 8, 2025
If I had to guess this is probably the movie that really established Nakadai and made him a sought after actor in Japan cinema. Oozing charisma even as the Very Bad Guy, a psychotic killer.
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