The Hateful Beast
The Hateful Beast

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The Hateful Beast

1970
Movie
70 min
Japanese

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.