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The Beasts' Carnival
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The Beasts' Carnival

1980-12-03 · 91 min · ★ 6.0

Crime · Horror

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.

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Directors
Paul Naschy
Production companies
Hori Kikaku, Dálmata Films S.A.
Countries
Japan, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paul NaschyPaul NaschyBruno Rivera
Eiko NagashimaEiko NagashimaMieko
Lautaro MurúaLautaro MurúaDon Simón
Silvia AguilarSilvia AguilarMónica
Azucena HernándezAzucena HernándezAlicia
Julia SalyJulia SalyTeresa
Luis CigesLuis CigesEl Palanqueta
Rafael HernándezRafael HernándezSuperman
Ricardo PalaciosRicardo PalaciosDon Carmelo, the priest
Manuel PereiroManuel PereiroBandit
Pepe RuizPepe RuizDon Serafín
Eduardo CalvoEduardo CalvoEl Palanqueta (voice)
Ramón CenteneroRamón Centenero
Tito GarcíaTito GarcíaCompinche de El Palanqueta
Alexia LoretoAlexia LoretoRamona
Kohji MoritsuguKohji Moritsugu
Mieko Gustanave
Roxana DupreRoxana DupreRaquel
Paloma HurtadoPaloma HurtadoWoman dressed as Marie Antoinette
Rafael Conesa

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