A promising post-graduate literature student 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” films.
Director: Eizô Sugawa. AKA The Beast Shall Die / 野獣死すべし
Writers: Yoshio Shirasaka (screenplay), Haruhiko Ôyabu (novel).
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Eijirô Tôno, Nobuo Nakamura, Reiko Dan, Yumi Shirakawa.
Cinematographer: Fukuzô Koizumi.
Composer: Toshirô Mayuzumi.
This looks great
Really good and with an open ending that Hollywood would never allow.
Have you been able to find the 70’s remake? I’ve found the 80’s remake (inferior)
Thanks for sharing!