The Beast Shall Die (1959): Cast & Plot
The Beast Shall Die is a 1959 crime drama directed by Eizō Sugawa, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as Kunihiko Date, Nobuo Nakamura and Reiko Dan. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Eizō Sugawa
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toho
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Beast Shall Die About?
The premise of The Beast Shall Die without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
The Beast Shall Die Themes & Keywords
· 6 tags- yakuza
- mother
- student
- killer
- father
- based on novel
The Beast Shall Die Cast & Characters
Tatsuya Nakadai leads the cast as Kunihiko Date, with Nobuo Nakamura as Professor Sugimura and Reiko Dan as Taeko Kusumi. Directed by Eizō Sugawa; 36 actors are credited in all.
- Director Eizō Sugawa
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Kunihiko Date -
Nobuo Nakamura as Professor Sugimura -
Reiko Dan as Taeko Kusumi - Hiroshi Koizumi as Detective Masugi
Also Starring in The Beast Shall Die
· 32 more- Eijirô Tôno Detective Kuwashima
- Akiko Wakabayashi Hostess at the Rollita B
- Yutaka Sada Driver
- Akira Tani Apartment superintendent
- Makoto Satō
- Akira Sera Detective Okada
- Michino Yokoyama Waitress
- Shōichi Hirose
- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
- Eiko Miyoshi
- Yutaka Nakayama
- Tadashi Okabe
- Nadao Kirino
- Toru Takeuchi Tezuka
- Mitsuo Tsuda
- Kenzō Tabu
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More from Eizō Sugawa
More films directed by Eizō Sugawa: The Japanese Belly Button, The Beast Shall Die, The Black Battlefront Kidnappers and Beast Alley.
The Beast Shall Die Plot Summary
What happens in The Beast Shall Die from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Okada is introduced in a tense, quiet moment of routine that shatters when a gunman ambushes him and leaves him dead. The killer stuffs the detective’s body into a trunk, steals his car, and only later abandons it after driving away in another vehicle. The shocking crime sets the tone for a film that threads uneasy, sharper-than-it-looks behavior through every scene that follows.
Full summary
The whole story of The Beast Shall Die, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Beast Shall Die?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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How does Detective Okada meet his end in the film's opening?
The Beast Shall Die Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Morte à Fera” and “Yajū shisubeshi”.
- Also known as
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- Morte à Fera
- Yajū shisubeshi
- Frenesia di uccidere
- 野兽之死
- 야수는 죽어야 한다
- Зверь должен умереть
- 野獸之死
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The Beast Shall Die FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Beast Shall Die, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Beast Shall Die?
The Beast Shall Die runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was The Beast Shall Die released?
The Beast Shall Die was released on June 9, 1959.
Who directed The Beast Shall Die?
The Beast Shall Die was directed by Eizō Sugawa.
More films by Eizō Sugawa Who is in the cast of The Beast Shall Die?
The Beast Shall Die stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Kunihiko Date, Nobuo Nakamura as Professor Sugimura and Reiko Dan as Taeko Kusumi, among 36 credited actors.
Does The Beast Shall Die have a post-credit scene?
No. The Beast Shall Die has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Beast Shall Die in?
The original language of The Beast Shall Die is Japanese.
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