The Hateful Beast (1970)

Name: The Hateful Beast
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-12-14
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Noriko Tatsumi, Masayoshi Nogami, Hiroko Fuji, Maya Kurose, Masami Arisawa

Released 14 December 1970
Runtime 1h 10m
Director Kōji Wakamatsu
Genres Drama

Synopsis

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.