The Bastard and the Beautiful World
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The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-04-06
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Sion Sono, Kenji Yamauchi, Hikari Ota, Yuichi Kodama
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Music, Drama
Original title: The Bastard and the Beautiful World
Production Companies: Atarashii Chizu
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Tadanobu Asano
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Megumi Kagurazaka
Ami Tomite
Goro Inagaki
Denden
Moeka Nozaki
Sputniko!
Fumika Baba
Sena Nakajima
Shingo Katori
Machiko Ono
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Shin Shimizu
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