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The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

19746.01h 26m

Overview

Kunihiko Date, a young criminal genius, puts a perfect crime plan into action to take revenge on the men who once drove his father to ruin.

Directed by Eizō Sugawa
Written by Eizō Sugawa, Yoshio Shirasaka, Haruhiko Oyabu
Produced by Masakatsu Kaneko
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Top Cast

Hiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka

Kunihiko Date

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Junichi Shoda

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Yusuke Yajima

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Masayuki Yajima

Kazuo Katō

Kazuo Katō

Baba

Mako Midori

Mako Midori

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Kiyoshi Nishimura

Kiyoshi Nishimura

M

Mitsuo Tsuda

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1974 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Eizō Sugawa, it stars Hiroshi Fujioka, Toshio Kurosawa, Hōsei Komatsu. Kunihiko Date, a young criminal genius, puts a perfect crime plan into action to take revenge on the men who once drove his father to ruin.

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