The Beast to Die
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| Directed by | Tōru Murakawa |
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| Based on | The Beast to Die by Haruhiko Ōyabu |
| Produced by | Haruki Kadokawa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Seizō Sengen |
| Edited by | Osamu Tanaka |
| Music by | Akihiko Takashima |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Beast to Die (Japanese: 野獣死すべし, Hepburn: Yajū shisubeshi) is a 1980 Japanese thriller film directed by Tōru Murakawa,[1] produced by Haruki Kadokawa, and starring Yūsaku Matsuda. It was a remake of the 1959 film The Beast Shall Die.[2]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Yūsaku Matsuda as Journalist
- Takeshi Kaga as Waiter, Accomplice
- Hideo Murota as Policeman
References
- ↑ Cole, Jake (17 July 2025). "Review: Murakawa Tōru's 'The Beast to Die' on Radiance Films Blu-ray". Slant Magazine.
- ↑ Dossey, Evan (8 July 2025). "Radiance: The Beast to Die". Midwest Film Journal.
External links
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- Culture articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia
- 1980 films
- Films directed by Tōru Murakawa
- Japanese thriller films
- 1980 thriller films
- 1980 Japanese films
- 1980 Japanese-language films
- Japanese-language thriller films
- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films produced by Haruki Kadokawa
- 1980s Japanese film stubs
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