The Claws of the Divine Beast

The Claws of the Divine Beast

45 mins | Mystery, TV Movie | June 20, 1980

Based on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Yang 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.

The Claws of the Divine Beast

45 mins | Mystery, TV Movie | June 20, 1980

The Claws of the Divine Beast
Based on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Yang 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.
Producers
Original title Chin Shun-shin no ‘Shinju no tsume’
Directors Seijun Suzuki
Writers Yasuhiro Sakurai