A Savage Beast Goes Mad (1976): Cast
A Savage Beast Goes Mad is a 1976 action drama directed by Sadao Nakajima, starring Tsunehiko Watase as Shin Hayami, Hideo Murota and Takuzō Kawatani. It runs 1 hour 18 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 18m (78 min)
- Director
- Sadao Nakajima
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toei Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Savage Beast Goes Mad About?
The premise of A Savage Beast Goes Mad without spoilers.
After test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over, his employer discovers he has been hiding the fact that he is visually impaired and promptly fires him. With no way back to his old job, he devises a scheme to rob multiple jewelry stores. Within days he flees the city on a Kyoto bus, violin case in hand, carrying loot valued at 80 million yen, prompting a frantic police pursuit.
A Savage Beast Goes Mad Themes & Keywords
· 10 tags- bus
- hijacking a bus
- bank robber
- hostage
- convoy
- stunt driver
- chicken farm
- police car
- jumping from a bridge
- yakuza
A Savage Beast Goes Mad Cast & Characters
Tsunehiko Watase leads the cast as Shin Hayami, with Hideo Murota as Shimosaka and Takuzō Kawatani as Saburo Tanimura. Directed by Sadao Nakajima; 32 actors are credited in all.
- Director Sadao Nakajima
- Tsunehiko Watase as Shin Hayami
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Hideo Murota as Shimosaka - Takuzō Kawatani as Saburo Tanimura
- Masataka Iwao as Kitamura
Also Starring in A Savage Beast Goes Mad
· 28 more- Ryuji Katagiri Toshio Kirino
- Masaru Shiga Ichiro Gokuraku
- Takashi Noguchi
- Shunji Sasaki
- Maki Tachibana Kaoru Tachibana
- Mineko Maruhira
- Kuniomi Kitani
- Hiroshi Hatano
- Yasumori Hikita
- Tsurube Shofukutei
- Lily
- Masako Araki Masae Toda
- Kan Mikami Singer
- Yûsuke Tsukasa
- Gentarō Mori
- Yasuko Matsui
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- Reiichi Hatanaka
- Mieko Hoshino
- Kōjiro Shirakawa
- Yasuo Matsumoto
- Junpei Arishima
- Kayoko Tominaga
- Kisho Nomura
- Ryōzō Maekawa
- Mihoko Nakagawa Harumi Kobayashi
- Jun Hoshino Miyoko Iwasaki
- Shōtarō Ōtsuki
- Tokuko Miura
More from Sadao Nakajima
More films directed by Sadao Nakajima: Love’s Twisting Path, 1750 Days of Turbulence, Appassionata and The Shogun Assassins.
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A Savage Beast Goes Mad FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of A Savage Beast Goes Mad, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Savage Beast Goes Mad?
A Savage Beast Goes Mad runs 1 hour 18 minutes (78 minutes).
When was A Savage Beast Goes Mad released?
A Savage Beast Goes Mad was released on May 15, 1976.
Who directed A Savage Beast Goes Mad?
A Savage Beast Goes Mad was directed by Sadao Nakajima.
More films by Sadao Nakajima Who is in the cast of A Savage Beast Goes Mad?
A Savage Beast Goes Mad stars Tsunehiko Watase as Shin Hayami, Hideo Murota as Shimosaka and Takuzō Kawatani as Saburo Tanimura, among 32 credited actors.
Does A Savage Beast Goes Mad have a post-credit scene?
No. A Savage Beast Goes Mad has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Savage Beast Goes Mad in?
The original language of A Savage Beast Goes Mad is Japanese.
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