The Hateful Beast (1970)

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.

• Release Date: 1970-12-14
• Runtime: 1h 10min
• Production Company: Wakamatsu Production
• Production Country: Japan
• Director: Kōji Wakamatsu
• Writer: Masao Adachi