The Claws of the Divine Beast (1980)

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.

Released

1980-06-20

Genres

Mystery, TV Movie

Runtime

45 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Seijun Suzuki, Yasuhiro Sakurai

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 1 votes