The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast (青い野獣, Aoi Yajū) is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Hiromichi Horikawa. The film is about a former leftist activist Yashuhiko Kuroki (Tatsuya Nakadai) who becomes a right wing opportunist by betraying his co-workers and friends during a strike.
| The Blue Beast | |
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| Directed by | Hiromichi Horikawa |
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| Screenplay by | Yoshio Shirasaka[1] |
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| Music by | Shigeru Ikeno[1] |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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| Country | Japan[1] |
Release
The Blue Beast was distributed in Japan by Toho on 26 June 1960.[1] The film was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles on January 29, 1965.[1]
Reception
"Robe." of Variety described the film as a Japanese variation of A Room at the Top. The review praised Nakadai in the role while noting "impressive performances" by Yoko Tsukasa and Keiko Awaji and Koreya Senda.[2]
Footnotes
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 171.
- Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "February 3, 1965". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.
References
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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