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The Beast Shall Die (1959)

Original title: 野獣死すべし

1959-06-09 · 1h 36m · JA
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A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.

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Eizō SugawaDirector

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Hiroshi KoizumiHiroshi KoizumiDetective MasugiTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiKunihiko DateReiko DanReiko DanTaeko KusumiMakoto SatōMakoto SatōYumi ShirakawaYumi ShirakawaMichino YokoyamaMichino YokoyamaWaitressEiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiYoshio ShirasakaYoshio ShirasakaTsujiIchirō ShimizuIchirō ShimizuNobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraProfessor SugimuraEijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoDetective KuwashimaYūsuke TakitaYūsuke Takita

Keywords

Based on novel or bookSerial killerPsychopathPolice investigation

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Serial Killer · PsychopathDialogue densityDramaDirector preference437996Actor preference328258 · 244630 · 207765Country preferenceJp

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What is The Beast Shall Die about?

A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.

How long is The Beast Shall Die?

The Beast Shall Die has a runtime of 96 minutes.