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The Beast Shall Die (1959)
96 min | Action, Crime

The Beast Shall Die (1959)

96 min | Action, Crime

A promising post-graduate literature student (Nakadai) is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man. One of the first "lonely hit-man" or "lonely killer.

Director

Eizô Sugawa

Writers

Yoshio Shirasaka (screenplay) | Haruhiko Ôyabu (novel)

Producers

Sanezumi Fujimoto | Masakatsu Kaneko

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Updated Jun 9, 1959

Release date

Jun 9, 1959 (Japan)

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Tatsuya Nakadai Kunihiko Date Kunihiko Date See fewer	Harakiri (1962)
Hiroshi Koizumi Detective Masugi Detective Masugi See fewer	Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Reiko Dan Taeko Kusumi Taeko Kusumi See fewer	Sanjuro (1962)
Yumi Shirakawa Yôko Mine Yôko Mine See fewer	The Mysterians (1957)
Makoto Satô Mita, bodyguard Mita, bodyguard See fewer	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Eiko Miyoshi Flower selling woman Flower selling woman See fewer	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Michiyo Yokoyama Waitress Waitress See fewer	Atomic no Obon, onna oyabun taiketsu no maki (1961)
Ichirô Shimizu Head detective of Investigation Headquarters Head detective of Investigation Headquarters See fewer	Late Spring (1949)
Yoshio Shirasaka Tsuji Tsuji See fewer	Rape! 13th Hour (1977)
Nobuo Nakamura Professor Sugimura Professor Sugimura See fewer	Late Autumn (1960)
Eijirô Tôno Detective Kawashima Detective Kawashima See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Yûsuke Takita Endô, newspaper reporter Endô, newspaper reporter See fewer	Silence (1971)
Ryo Takeuchi Tezuka Tezuka See fewer	Kampai! Miai kekkon (1958)
Haruya Katô Student Student See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Nadao Kirino Student Student See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)
Akira Sera Detective Okada Detective Okada See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Tetsu Nakamura Charlie Chin Charlie Chin See fewer	Red Sun (1971)
Kenzô Tabu Doctor Doctor See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Akira Tani Apartment manager Apartment manager See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
Yutaka Sada Actor Actor See fewer	High and Low (1963)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Actor Actor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Shirô Tsuchiya Actor Actor See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
Shôichi Hirose Actor Actor See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)
Kyôko Mori Waitress at Lolita A Waitress at Lolita A See fewer	Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
Kôji Uno Actor Actor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Kyorô Sakurai Actor Actor See fewer	Shiawase wa ano hoshi no shita ni (1956)
Fumindo Matsuo Actor Actor See fewer	Kurama tengu ibun: Kakubei-jishi (1927)
Etsuo Saijô Actor Actor See fewer	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Mitsuo Tsuda Actor Actor See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Kenji Kasahara Actor Actor See fewer	Dokuritsu gurentai (1959)
Tadashi Okabe Actor Actor See fewer	Godzilla (1954)
Yoshikazu Kawamata Actor Actor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Akiko Wakabayashi Waitress at Lolita B Waitress at Lolita B See fewer	You Only Live Twice (1967)
Kyôko Kuri Actress Actress See fewer	The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Tamao Nishina Actor Actor See fewer	Ginza taikutsu musume (1960)
Kisao Hatamochi Actor Actor See fewer	Battle in Outer Space (1959)
Yutaka Nakayama Actor Actor See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Ichirô Chiba Actor Actor See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)
Junnosuke Suda Actor Actor See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Akio Kusama Detective of Investigation Headquarters (uncredited) Detective of Investigation Headquarters (uncredited) See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)