The Hateful Beast (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.
Director:
Kōji Wakamatsu
Writer:
Masao Adachi
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Noriko Tatsumi as |
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Masayoshi Nogami as |
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Hiroko Fuji as |
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Maya Kurose as |
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Masami Arisawa as |
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Riko Shimae as |
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Kiyoshi Kinami as |
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Goro Okamoto as |
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Akihiko Kanbara as |
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Ken'ichirô Aida as |
| Directing | Kōji Wakamatsu | Director |
| Writing | Masao Adachi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Hideo Itō | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Megumi Yoshizumi | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Masao Maeda | Lighting Director |
| Editing | Isamu Nakashima | Editor |
| Production | Isamu Matsuzaki | Production Manager |
| Camera | Kenji Takama | Camera Department Production Assistant |
| Camera | Naozumi Yokota | Camera Department Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Chosuke Fukui | Lighting Artist |
| Camera | Kenichiro Aida | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kōji Wakamatsu | Producer |