The Hateful Beast

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 14, 1970

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Wakamatsu Production

Cast

Hiroko Fuji,Goro Okamoto,Akihiko Kanbara,Ken'ichirô Aida,Masayoshi Nogami,Kiyoshi Kinami,Masami Arisawa,Riko Shimae,Maya Kurose,Noriko Tatsumi

Director

Kōji Wakamatsu

Writer

Masao Adachi

Producer

Kōji Wakamatsu

Cinematography

Hideo Itō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0291384