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The Beast Shall Die

19591h 36mEizō Sugawa

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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.

CrimeDramaThriller
Based On Novel Or BookPsychopathSerial KillerPolice InvestigationJapanese Noir

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What is The Beast Shall Die (1959) about?

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.

Who stars in The Beast Shall Die?

The Beast Shall Die stars Tatsuya Nakadai (Kunihiko Date), Hiroshi Koizumi (Detective Masugi), Reiko Dan (Taeko Kusumi), Yumi Shirakawa, Makoto Satō. The film was directed by Eizō Sugawa.

How long is The Beast Shall Die?

The Beast Shall Die has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1959.

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