The Beast to Die

Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer (Yusaku Matsuda,Yokohama BJ Blues) returns to the bustling streets of Tokyo, plotting a series of brutal murders and robberies that are mere warmups for an unprecedented bank heist. Searching for an accomplice, he finds the short-fused and equally disenfranchised Tetsuo (Takeshi Kaga,Death Note).

Directed byToru Murakawa(The Game Trilogy) from a venomous script byShoichi Maruyama(Yokohama BJ Blues), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda’s farewell to his 1970s action hero persona.

Bonus Materials

• 4K Restoration by Kadokawa
• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
• Interview with Toru Murakawa (2025)
• Interview with Shoichi Maruyama (2025)
• Critical appreciation