The Hateful Beast

(1970)

★ 4.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1970

Runtime: 70 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 若松孝二

Cast: 辰巳典子, 野上正義, 藤ひろ子, 黒瀬マヤ, Masami Arisawa, Riko Shimae, Kiyoshi Kinami, Goro Okamoto, Akihiko Kanbara, Ken'ichirô Aida

Plot

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.