The Hateful Beast

The Hateful Beast

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 14, 1970

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama

User Score

20%

Original Title

日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣

Production Companies

Wakamatsu Production

Director

Kōji Wakamatsu

Description

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.