The Claws of the Divine Beast
Release Date: 1980-06-20
Rating : 6/10
Duration : 45 minutes
Genres : Mystery, TV Movie
Director : Seijun Suzuki
Writer : Yasuhiro Sakurai
Based on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Tang dynasty artifact, one of the men turns up dead with mysterious claw marks across his face. A detective takes up the case, and uncovers secrets dating back to war crimes committed during Japan’s invasion of China in WWII.
Cast
Naoko Ohtani
Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Hiroshi Kondō
Yuki Kimura
Isamu Nagato
Kō Nishimura