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The Hateful Beast

Japanese · 日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣

Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu

1970

In the Edo era, two man arrive in a village and engage in criminal activity. While one of them becomes successful and rich, the other gets betrayed and ends up in prison, burning for revenge. The truth changes with the viewpoint in this Wakamatsu film, which has inspired comparisons to Rashomon.

Released
14 Dec 1970
Runtime
70 min
Also known as
Nihon boko ankokushi: onju, 日本暴行暗黑史:怨兽
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Screenplay
Masao Adachi
Cinematography
Hideo Itō
Editor
Isamu Nakashima
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