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Yajû shisubeshi

  • 1959
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Tatsuya Nakadai in Yajû shisubeshi (1959)
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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... Read allA 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.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
    • Haruhiko Ôyabu
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Hiroshi Koizumi
    • Reiko Dan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    70
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    • Director
      • Eizô Sugawa
    • Writers
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
    • Stars
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
      • Hiroshi Koizumi
      • Reiko Dan
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Kunihiko Date
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    • Detective Masugi
    Reiko Dan
    Reiko Dan
    • Taeko Kusumi
    Yumi Shirakawa
    • Yôko Mine
    Makoto Satô
    Makoto Satô
    • Mita, bodyguard
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Flower selling woman
    Michiyo Yokoyama
    • Waitress
    Ichirô Shimizu
    • Head detective of Investigation Headquarters
    Yoshio Shirasaka
    • Tsuji
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Professor Sugimura
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Detective Kawashima
    Yûsuke Takita
    • Endô, newspaper reporter
    Ryo Takeuchi
    • Tezuka
    Haruya Katô
    • Student
    Nadao Kirino
    • Student
    Akira Sera
    • Detective Okada
    Tetsu Nakamura
    • Charlie Chin
    Kenzô Tabu
    Kenzô Tabu
    • Doctor
    • Director
      • Eizô Sugawa
    • Writers
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
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    • Trivia
      Toho did produce an English-dubbed version of this title.
    • Connections
      Followed by Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      O Meiteli, liebs Meiteli
      (O Vrenelli)

      Original Lyrics by Theodor Bucher (as Zyböri)

      Japanese Lyrics by Minoru Matsuda

      Folksong

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1959 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Beast Shall Die
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Perspecta Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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