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Elegant Beast

7.319621h 36mMovieDramaCrime

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.

DirectorYūzō Kawashima
WriterKaneto Shindō
ProducersOsamu Yoneda·Masateru Mikuma

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Cast · Directed by Yūzō Kawashima

AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Yukie Mitani
EFEiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Eisaku Kamiya
YHYūko Hamada
Yūko Hamada
Tomoko Maeda
HTHideo Takamatsu
Hideo Takamatsu
Ichiro Katori
AK
Aikō Kawabata
Minoru Maeda
YIYūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Tokizo Maeda
HYHisano Yamaoka
Hisano Yamaoka
Yoshino Maeda
KSKyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Shuntaro Yoshizawa
SOShoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Paburisuta Pinosaku
CMChōchō Miyako
Chōchō Miyako
Madame Yuki

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Elegant Beast is streaming on Night Flight Plus, OVID and Eternal Family in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. It's not currently on Netflix.

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Elegant Beast is available to stream free (with ads) on Hoopla and Darkroom in United States.