The Hateful Beast

Drama · 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.

Starring

Kōji Wakamatsu, Noriko Tatsumi, Kōji Wakamatsu, Masayoshi Nogami, Hiroko Fuji, Masao Adachi, Hiroko Ogi, Kenji Takama, Eriko Shima, Maya Kurose, Masami Arisawa, Hideo Itō

Director

Kōji Wakamatsu

Producer

Kōji Wakamatsu