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Elegant Beast (1962)

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.
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Yūzō Kawashima profile
Yūzō Kawashima

Director

Kaneto Shindō profile
Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Cast

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

Yūnosuke Itō profile
Yūnosuke Itō

Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier

Hisano Yamaoka profile
Hisano Yamaoka

Yoshino, Tokizo's wife

Yūko Hamada profile
Yūko Hamada

Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter

Eiji Funakoshi profile
Eiji Funakoshi

Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector

Shoichi Ozawa profile
Shoichi Ozawa

Pinosaku, the singer

Hideo Takamatsu profile
Hideo Takamatsu

Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager

Kyū Sazanka profile
Kyū Sazanka

Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer

Chōchō Miyako profile
Chōchō Miyako

Yuki

Manamitsu Kawabata profile
Manamitsu Kawabata

Minoru, Tokizo's son

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

Yūnosuke Itō profile
Yūnosuke Itō

Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier

Hisano Yamaoka profile
Hisano Yamaoka

Yoshino, Tokizo's wife

Yūko Hamada profile
Yūko Hamada

Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter

Eiji Funakoshi profile
Eiji Funakoshi

Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector

Shoichi Ozawa profile
Shoichi Ozawa

Pinosaku, the singer

Hideo Takamatsu profile
Hideo Takamatsu

Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager

Kyū Sazanka profile
Kyū Sazanka

Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer

Chōchō Miyako profile
Chōchō Miyako

Yuki

Manamitsu Kawabata profile
Manamitsu Kawabata

Minoru, Tokizo's son

Extra

Release Date

December 26, 1962

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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