Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Oct 27, 1979

1h 40m

★ 6.2

A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!

Overview

The life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper yet mysterious descent, whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Star of David: Beauty Hunting Trailers

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Cast

Machiko / Jun's Assistant

Yuka Asagiri

Tokie / Tatsuya's Mother

Yûko Asuka

Tatsuya Jinno

Shun Domon

Yumiko / Takayuki's Daughter

Hiromi Namino

Yasuhisa / Tatsuya's Stepfather

Hiroshi Nawa

Kiyomi / Kidnapped Girl

Asami Ogawa

Saeko / Genpei's Mistress

Rei Okamoto

Mogi

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Genpei Hirukawa / Tatsuya's Father

Shōhei Yamamoto

Momojirô Hoshi

Bunta Sugawara

Sakuzô

Noboru Mitani

Takayuki / Yasuhisa's Friend

Bin Moritsuka

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