The Blue Beast

The Blue Beast

1960•1h 35m•7.0/10

ThrillerDrama

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7.0/10(1)

The ruthless and ambitious Yasuhiko uses his charm to manipulate and exploit those around him to climb the corporate social ladder. After securing a position at a prestigious firm through deceit, he callously discards the women who helped him and embezzles company funds to further his personal gain. His cold-blooded ascent eventually leads to a web of blackmail and moral decay as his past actions begin to catch up with him.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Yasuhiko Saijō

Yasuhiko Saijō

Ken Mitsuda

Kazuo Suzuki

Kazuo Suzuki

Yūsuke Takita

Yūsuke Takita

Kan Hayashi

Kenzō Tabu

Kenzō Tabu

Kazuya Oguri

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Kiyoshi Kodama

Kiyoshi Kodama

Fumie Noguchi

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

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