Elegant Beast

Elegant Beast (1962)

26/12/1962
Drama, Crime
1h 36m

Overview

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.

  • Yūzō KawashimaDirector
  • Kaneto ShindoScreenplay
  • Original Title

    しとやかな獣

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • japanese family
  • apartment

Top Billed Cast

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Yoshino, Tokizo's wife

Yūko Hamada

Yūko Hamada

Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Pinosaku, the singer

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Yuki

Manamitsu Kawabata

Minoru, Tokizo's son

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