Japan Synopsis
野獣死すべし
A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings “walks like a dead man”. Kashiwagi runs into Date, a former correspondent in the Vietnam War. There, Date discovered hell and something snapped in his mind.
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Beast to Die sits at position #63.
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The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Beast to Die premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,430 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,671 of 1,714 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | October 4, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0314913 |