Film
The Claws of the Divine Beast
1980Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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- Released
- Runtime
- 45m
About The Claws of the Divine Beast
- Mystery
- TV Movie
Synopsis
Based on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Tang dynasty artifact, one of the men turns up dead with mysterious claw marks across his face. A detective takes up the case, and uncovers secrets dating back to war crimes committed during Japan’s invasion of China in WWII.
- Director
- Seijun Suzuki
- Writers
- Yasuhiro Sakurai
- Chin Shunshin
- Original title
- 神獣の爪
