Beast to Die Blu-ray

'The Beast to Die' Director: Tōru Murakawa (1980) Radiance Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4K transfer | Region A+B | Japanese w/ English subtitles

Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer 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.

With a venomous script by Shoichi Maruyama (Yokohama BJ Blues) and cinematography by Seizō Sengen (Yokohama BJ Blues and Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda’s farewell to his 1970s action hero persona.

Limited Edition contents:
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tatsuya Masuto and Tom Mes
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Special features include:
- Newly filmed interview with director Toru Murakawa (2025, 20 mins)
- Newly filmed interview with screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama (2025, 23 mins)
- Critical appreciation from novelist and screenwriter Jordan Harper (2025, 12 mins)