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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.[2]

The Blue Beast
Directed by	Hiromichi Horikawa
Screenplay by	Yoshio Shirasaka[1]
Produced by	Sanezumi Fujimoto Masakatsu Kaneko[1]
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai Yoko Tsukasa Koreya Senda Ichico Nakaya
Cinematography	Asakazu Nakai[1]
Music by	Shigeru Ikeno[1]
Production company	Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	26 June 1960 (1960-06-26) (Japan)
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.[3]

Footnotes

References

External links

• The Blue Beast at IMDb

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