The Claws of the Divine Beast (TV)
1980 · Movie · 45 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Seijun Suzuki
Cast Yuki Kimura · Isamu Nagato · Kô Nishimura · Naoko Otani · Hiroshi Sekiguchi · Asao Uchida
Screenplay Yasuhiro Sakurai · Shun-Shin Chin
Original title Chin Shun-shin no 'Shinju no tsume' (TV)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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