BEAST TO DIE, THE (1980)

野獣死すべし

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.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION BY THE KUDOKAWA STUDIO
• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
• 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
• REGION- A/B "LOCKED"