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The Beast to Die
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The Beast to Die

1980-10-04 · 118 min · ★ 5.8

Action · Crime · Thriller

A Nietzschean journalist who covered the Vietnam War, Lebanese Civil War and other conflicts becomes mentally unstable and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.

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Directors
Tōru Murakawa
Production companies
KADOKAWA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaKunihiko Date
Asami KobayashiAsami KobayashiReiko Hanada
Hideo MurotaHideo MurotaHideyuki Kashiwagi
Rikiya YasuokaRikiya YasuokaMinehara
Yoshirō AokiYoshirō AokiOkada
Kai AtoKai AtoTojo
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiUmezu
Hirokazu InoueHirokazu InoueTachibana
Koichi IwakiKoichi IwakiYouki
Shigeru IzumiyaShigeru IzumiyaKobayashi
Toby KadoguchiOkutsu
Haruki KadokawaHaruki Kadokawa
Takeshi KagaTakeshi KagaSanada
Daiki KatôHirai
Morio KazamaMorio KazamaNogi
Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō KusanagiNagatomo
Yôko MaenoSara
Toshie NegishiToshie NegishiYukie Hara
Rei OkamotoRei OkamotoErika
Kei SatōKei SatōEndo

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