The Blue Beast
Directed byHiromichi Horikawa
Screenplay byYoshio Shirasaka[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAsakazu Nakai[1]
Music byShigeru Ikeno[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 26 June 1960 (1960-06-26) (Japan)
CountryJapan[1]

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 171.
  2. ↑ "青い野獣". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. Vol. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "February 3, 1965". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.

References

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
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