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The Frolic of the Beasts
1964 1h 34m JA
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Synopsis
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Young student Koji attacks literary critic Ippei out of a desperate love for Ippei's neglected wife, Yuko. Following his release from prison, the three are bound together in a tense and destructive co-existence.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ayako Wakao
Masao Mishima
Seizaburō Kawazu
Takao Itō
Yoshi Katō
Shizuo Chūjō
Teppei Endō
Yūzō Hayakawa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sōkichi Tomimoto
- Writers
- Kazuo Funahashi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Sōkichi Tomimoto directs. Nobuo Munekawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto, shot by Nobuo Munekawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Ayako Wakao and Masao Mishima and Seizaburō Kawazu carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0317819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nobuo Munekawa
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Sōkichi Tomimoto
Production companies
Who made it
Daiei Film
JP
Key crew
- NovelYukio Mishima
- Art DirectionShigeo Mano
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1964-06-11
Also known as
International titles
- Kemono no tawamureJP
