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Beast Shall Die

Japan Release: 1959
Running Time: 96 minutes

Beast Shall Die


Japanese Title

野獣死すべし
[Yaju Shisubeshi]

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Titles
International Title

Beast Shall Die

 Initial US Title

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US Distributor: - / Time: -
Alternate Titles

The Beast Must Die
[Literal]

 

Staff

Cast
Directed by Eizo Sugawa
Writing credits Haruhiko Oyabu, Yoshio Shirasaka
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Masakatsu Kaneko
Music by Toshiro Mayuzumi
Cinematography by Fukuzo Koizumi
Film Editing by Reiko Kaneko
Production Design by Kyoe Hamagami
Assistant Director Ken Sano		 Kunihiko Date Tatsuya Nakadai
Masugi, Detective Hiroshi Koizumi
Taeko Kusumi Reiko Dan
Yoko Mine Yumi Shirakawa
Mita, Bodyguard Makoto Sato
Head Detective Ichiro Shimizu
Tsuji Yoshio Shirasaka
Sugimura, Professor Nobuo Nakamura
Kawashima, Detective Eijiro Tono
Endo, Reporter Yisuke Takita
Tezuka Ryo Takeuchi
Waitresses Michiyo Yokoyama, Kyoko Mori, Akiko Wakabayashi
Students Haruya Kato, Nadao Kirino
Okada, Detective Akira Sera
Doctor Kenzo Tabu
Apartment Manager Akira Tani
- Eiko Miyoshi
- Tetsu Nakamura
- Yutaka Sada
- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
- Fumindo Matsuo
- Mitsuo Tsuda

Background and Trivia
  • Toho submitted the movie to the US copyright office on December 30th, 1997. The registration number was PA0000889361. The production was submitted with both its Romaji title, Yaju Shisubeshi, and its international title, Beast Shall Die. The registration was part of a bulk submission that also included The Big Boss (1959), Sage of the Vagabonds (1959) and Desperado Outpost (1959).
  • Based on the 1958 novel of the same name by author Haruhiko Oyabu.




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