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The Hateful Beast

Original title: 日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣

★ 4.7 TMDB Rating · 3 votes

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
Release date
Dec 14, 1970
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan