The Bastard and the Beautiful World

2018 1h 51m JA

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4.2

SKIP

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4.5

IMDB

★4.2TMDB · 8★4.5IMDB · 105

ActionComedyFantasyRomanceMusicDrama

Synopsis

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The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tadanobu Asano
Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Joe (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Megumi Kagurazaka
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Ami Tomite
Mako (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Goro Inagaki
Goro (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Denden
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Moeka Nozaki
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Sputniko!
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hikari Ota
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 4

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CAST

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Tadanobu Asano and Shinnosuke Mitsushima and Megumi Kagurazaka carry the top of the cast.

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3 / 4

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7525884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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4 / 4

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hikari Ota directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Tadanobu Asano and Shinnosuke Mitsushima and Megumi Kagurazaka carry the top of the cast.
3IMDB entry: tt7525884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
4Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.