The Hateful Beast
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Noriko Tatsumi, Masayoshi Nogami, Hiroko Fuji, Maya Kurose, Masami Arisawa, Riko Shimae, Kiyoshi Kinami, Goro Okamoto, Akihiko Kanbara, Ken'ichirô Aida
Crew: Kōji Wakamatsu (Director), Masao Adachi (Screenplay), Hideo Itō (Director of Photography), Megumi Yoshizumi (Assistant Director), Isamu Matsuzaki (Production Manager)