The Sleeping Beast Within

1960•1h 26m•

★6.8(12 ratings)

ActionCrime

Overview

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Writers

Itaru Kikumura, Ichirō Ikeda

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Main Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato

Shotaro Kasai

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Keiko Ueki

Shoichi Ozawa

Reporter Horibe

Shinsuke Ashida

Junpei Ueki

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisa Ueki

Tsutomu Shimomoto

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960•1h 26m•

★6.8(12 ratings)

ActionCrime

Overview

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Writers

Itaru Kikumura, Ichirō Ikeda

Watchlist

Main Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato

Shotaro Kasai

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Keiko Ueki

Shoichi Ozawa

Reporter Horibe

Shinsuke Ashida

Junpei Ueki

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisa Ueki

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Assistant Director: Kazunari Takeda

Writing

Story: Itaru Kikumura
Screenplay: Ichirō Ikeda

Production

Producer: Takiko Mizunoe
Production Manager: Masanori Yamanoi

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Hajime Kaburagi
Sound: Toshio Nakamura

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Shigeyoshi Mine

Editing

Editor: Akira Suzuki

Art Direction

Production Design: Kimihiko Nakamura

Did You Know?

The original title is "けものの眠り" (JA).

The runtime is 86 minutes (1h 26m).

The film was directed by Seijun Suzuki.

The screenplay was written by Ichirō Ikeda.

The score was composed by Hajime Kaburagi.

Cinematography was handled by Shigeyoshi Mine.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0053992.

Rating

6.8/10

Good

12 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

けものの眠り

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Nikkatsu Corporation

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The Sleeping Beast Within

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Shoichi Ozawa

Shinsuke Ashida

Hisano Yamaoka

Tsutomu Shimomoto

The Sleeping Beast Within

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Shoichi Ozawa

Shinsuke Ashida

Hisano Yamaoka

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Keisuke Noro

Kō Nishimura

Yūko Kusunoki

Yuko Chishiro

Masaru Kamiyama

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Writing

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Music & Sound

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