The Beast to Die

1980 [JAPANESE]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

7
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 410 410

detective tokyo, japan bank robbery

Plot summary

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings "walks like a dead man".

Director

Tôru Murakawa Photo
Tôru Murakawa

Top cast

Daiki Katô Photo
Daiki Katô as Hirai
Rikiya Yasuoka Photo
Rikiya Yasuoka as Minehara
Hiroshi Shimizu Photo
Hiroshi Shimizu as Bank security
Noriko Watanabe Photo
Noriko Watanabe
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1.07 GB
1280*682
Japanese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
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2.19 GB
1920*1024
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mattflohr 10 / 10

Nihilistic, shocking, masterful

Recently picked this up from Radiance and I'm glad I did. The Beast to Die is an immensely strange, gloriously violent, suspenseful, shocking and hauntingly beautiful psychological crime thriller as only the Japanese could make. Yasuka Matsuda's performance is incredible and Takeshi Kaga is nearly his equal, their characters being different but very relatable to one another. Date is a seemingly stoic but truly mad former war photographer, and Sanada is a less experienced but eager sociopath. They come together in nihilistic belief and decide to start robbing and murdering. They target random people as well as people close to them, letting go of all morality. It's bonkers and brilliant. The music is stunning, the visuals are stunning, the shot compositions are fantastic, the sound design is excellent. The concept isn't extremely original, but I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite like it, and it hooked me from start to finish.
Reviewed by chongchungpuo 1 / 10

intolerable snoozefest by a self-indulgent pseudo artistic director

Nothing happens even after the first half an hour. You won't be rewarded for your patience. Peeling oranges is more entertaining.
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