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The Beasts' Carnival

The Beasts' Carnival

The Beasts' Carnival

The Beasts' Carnival

1980•1h 31m•

★6.0(18 ratings)

CrimeHorror

Overview

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him... for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.

Director

Writers

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Main Cast

Paul Naschy

Paul Naschy

Bruno Rivera

Eiko Nagashima

Eiko Nagashima

Mieko

Lautaro Murúa

Lautaro Murúa

Don Simón

Silvia Aguilar

Silvia Aguilar

Mónica

Azucena Hernández

Azucena Hernández

Alicia

Julia Saly

Julia Saly

Teresa

Luis Ciges

Luis Ciges

El Palanqueta

Rafael Hernández

Rafael Hernández

Superman

Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

Don Carmelo, the priest

Manuel Pereiro

Manuel Pereiro

Bandit

Pepe Ruiz

Pepe Ruiz

Don Serafín

Eduardo Calvo

Eduardo Calvo

El Palanqueta (voice)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Paul Naschy
Assistant Director: Sebastián Almeida
Assistant Director: Kenichi Hikeda
Assistant Director: Tosihiro Nakahara
Assistant Director: Junichi Suzuki
Script Supervisor: Ángela Cristóbal

Writing

Screenplay: Paul Naschy

Production

Producer: Masurao Takeda
Producer: Julia Saly
Executive Producer: Hideo Sasai
Executive Producer: Paul Naschy
Production Manager: Modesto Pérez Redondo
Production Assistant: Josep Guerrero

Music & Sound

Sound Engineer: José Antonio Bermúdez
Foley Artist: Luis Castro
Sound Engineer: Enrique Molinero

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Alejandro Ulloa
Assistant Camera: Juan Cobo
Assistant Camera: Juan Antonio de la Cueva
Assistant Camera: Masanori Fukuzawa
Camera Operator: Kenji Hagiwara
Camera Operator: Eduardo Noé

Editing

Editor: Pedro del Rey
Assistant Editor: Blanca Rodríguez
Assistant Editor: María Florinda Vidal

Art Direction

Art Direction: Luis Vázquez
Property Master: Julio Arribas
Assistant Art Director: Kiosi Hasimoto
Assistant Art Director: Eiji Tsuchiya

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: León Revuelta
Makeup Artist: Ángel Luis de Diego
Hairstylist: Consuelo Zahonero
Assistant Makeup Artist: José Quetglás
Costumer: Carmen de la Casa

Keywords

diamondblood revenge

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "El carnaval de las bestias" (ES).

#2

The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).

#3

It was a co-production between: Japan, Spain.

#4

The film was directed by Paul Naschy.

#5

The screenplay was written by Paul Naschy.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Alejandro Ulloa.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0080499.

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Rating

6.0/10

Average

18 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

El carnaval de las bestias

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

18

Language:

日本語, Español

Country of Origin:

Japan, Spain

Production Companies:

Hori Kikaku

Dálmata Films S.A.