Does Elegant Beast end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elegant Beast easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elegant Beast scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elegant Beast sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elegant Beast violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Elegant Beast

Name: Elegant Beast
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1962
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Yūko Hamada, Hideo Takamatsu, Aikō Kawabata

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima

Produced by Daiei Film

196296 min7.3 / 10

A morally bleak family drama about greed and corruption, where a household's schemes unravel as they discover they're not alone in their criminality.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Houses and Dwellings Samurai Movies

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Japanese Family Apartment

Questions people ask

Does Elegant Beast end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Elegant Beast easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Elegant Beast scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Elegant Beast sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Elegant Beast violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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