The Hateful Beast

Synopsis

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.

Cast

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Noriko Tatsumi

Masayoshi Nogami

Hiroko Fuji

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Maya Kurose

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Masami Arisawa

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Riko Shimae

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Kiyoshi Kinami

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Goro Okamoto

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Akihiko Kanbara

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Ken'ichirô Aida

Crew

Camera

• Hideo Itō Director of Photography
• Naozumi Yokota Camera Department Production Assistant
• Kenichiro Aida Still Photographer
• Kenji Takama Camera Department Production Assistant

Directing

• Kōji Wakamatsu Director
• Megumi Yoshizumi Assistant Director

Editing

• Isamu Nakashima Editor

Lighting

• Masao Maeda Lighting Director
• Chosuke Fukui Lighting Artist

Production

• Isamu Matsuzaki Production Manager
• Kōji Wakamatsu Producer

Writing

• Masao Adachi Screenplay