The Beast to Die
野獣死すべし
Synopsis
A Nietzschean journalist who covered the Vietnam War, Lebanese Civil War and other conflicts becomes mentally unstable and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
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Yūsaku Matsuda
Kunihiko Date
Asami Kobayashi
Reiko Hanada
Hideo Murota
Hideyuki Kashiwagi
Rikiya Yasuoka
Minehara
Yoshirō Aoki
Okada
Kai Ato
Tojo
Eimei Esumi
Umezu
Hirokazu Inoue
Tachibana
Koichi Iwaki
Youki
Shigeru Izumiya
Kobayashi
Toby Kadoguchi
Okutsu
Haruki Kadokawa
Takeshi Kaga
Sanada
Daiki Katô
Hirai
Morio Kazama
Nogi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Nagatomo
Yôko Maeno
Sara
Toshie Negishi
Yukie Hara
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tōru Murakawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Shōichi Maruyama
- Original Score
- Akihiko Takashima
- Original Title
- 野獣死すべし
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- KADOKAWA
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tōru Murakawa
Shōichi Maruyama, Haruhiko Oyabu
Akihiko Takashima
Seizō Sengen
Osamu Tanaka
Mitsuru Kurosawa, Tatsuro Shigaki, Haruki Kadokawa
Department Leadership Roster
Tōru Murakawa
Director
Shōichi Maruyama
Screenplay
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Producer
Akihiko Takashima
Original Music Composer
Seizō Sengen
Director of Photography
Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Tsutomu Imamura
Production Design
Haruki Kadokawa
Producer
Tatsuro Shigaki
Producer
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Suitable only for adults 18 years and over.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Beast to Die
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What is The Beast to Die about?
A Nietzschean journalist who covered the Vietnam War, Lebanese Civil War and other conflicts becomes mentally unstable and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
Who directed The Beast to Die?
The Beast to Die was directed by Tōru Murakawa.
Who stars in The Beast to Die?
The principal cast of The Beast to Die includes Yūsaku Matsuda, Asami Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, Rikiya Yasuoka, Yoshirō Aoki.
When was The Beast to Die released and how long is it?
The Beast to Die was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for The Beast to Die?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Beast to Die was composed by Akihiko Takashima.
Is The Beast to Die based on a book or true story?
The Beast to Die is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Haruhiko Oyabu".
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Beast to Die?
The Beast to Die holds official age classifications: GB: 18 (Suitable only for adults 18 years and over.).