The Beast To Die (Blu-ray)

A ruthless crime boss (Bunta Sugawara) is captured, escapes, and wages a one-man war against the system determined to destroy him. Toru Murakawa's hard-edged yakuza action film is a showcase for its lead's ferocious physicality and a landmark of late-period Japanese crime cinema.

• Japan
• 118 minutes
• Color
• 2.35:1
• Japanese
• 1980

Special features

- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative
- Audio commentary by Japanese yakuza cinema historian
- Visual essay on Bunta Sugawara and the Toei action tradition
- Original theatrical trailer
- Illustrated collector's booklet