Elegant Beast (1962)

12/26/1962 (JP) • 1h 36m

Drama, Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ayako Wakao

Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

Yūnosuke Itō

Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier

Hisano Yamaoka

Yoshino, Tokizo's wife

Yūko Hamada

Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter

Eiji Funakoshi

Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector

Shoichi Ozawa

Pinosaku, the singer

Hideo Takamatsu

Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager

Kyū Sazanka

Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japanese family

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