THE BEAST TO DIE / YAJU SHISUBESHI (1980) - Limited Edition Blu-ray

Product Description: Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer (Yusaku Matsuda, Yokohama BJ Blues) returns to the bustling streets of Tokyo, plotting a series of brutal murders and robberies that are mere warmups for an unprecedented bank heist. Searching for an accomplice, he finds the short-fused and equally disenfranchised Tetsuo (Takeshi Kaga, Death Note). Directed by Toru Murakawa (The Game Trilogy) from a venomous script by Shoichi Maruyama (Yokohama BJ Blues), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda's farewell to his 1970s action hero persona.

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Director: Toru Murakawa

Starring: Yûsaku Matsuda, Toshie Negishi, Hideo Murota, Mako Midori, Toshio Kurosawa, Hôsei Komatsu

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 119 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: July 22, 2025

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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NEW 4K RESTORATION BY THE KUDOKAWA STUDIO
Interview with Toru Murakawa (2025)
Interview with Shoichi Maruyama (2025)
Critical appreciation from novelist and screenwriter Jordan Harper (2025)
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tatsuya Masuto
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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