

Elegant Beast
1962-12-26 · 96 min · ★ 7.3
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
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- Directors
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Production companies
- Daiei Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ayako WakaoYukie Mitani
Eiji FunakoshiEisaku Kamiya
Yūko HamadaTomoko Maeda
Hideo TakamatsuIchiro Katori
Yūnosuke ItōTokizo Maeda
Hisano YamaokaYoshino Maeda
Kyū SazankaShuntaro Yoshizawa
Shoichi OzawaPaburisuta Pinosaku
Chōchō MiyakoMadame YukiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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