Bungo Stray Dogs the Movie: BEAST

2022 1h 57m JA

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8.8

MASTERPIECE

★8.8TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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Set in an alternative world of Bungo Stray Dogs, this "what-if" story imagines if Atsushi Nakajima was in the Port Mafia and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was in the Armed Detective Agency, instead of vice-versa. The story follows Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, who vows revenge on a man dressed in black in order to rescue his sister. However, as he is about to starve to death, a man from the Armed Detective Agency appears.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shouhei Hashimoto
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Yuki Torigoe
Atsushi Nakajima
Rui Tabuchi
Osamu Dazai
Masashi Taniguchi
Sakunosuke Oda
Ayaka Konno
Gin
Teruma
Kunikida Doppo
Nagae Ryoki
Ranpo Edogawa
Kosuke Kuwano
Junichirō Tanizaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koichi Sakamoto
Writers: Kafka Asagiri
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bungo Stray Dogs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, shot by Shu G. Momose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taku Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Memita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shouhei Hashimoto and Yuki Torigoe and Rui Tabuchi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21872792 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Koichi Sakamoto directs. Shu G. Momose behind the camera. Taku Iwasaki scores. Ken Memita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "Bungo Stray Dogs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, shot by Shu G. Momose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Taku Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ken Memita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shouhei Hashimoto and Yuki Torigoe and Rui Tabuchi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt21872792 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.