The Bastard and the Beautiful World
DirectorsSion Sono, Hikari Ota, Kenji Yamauchi, Yuichi Kodama
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.
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Trailer
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (Kusoyarô to utsukushiki sekai) theatrical trailer - omnibus
Cast
Tadanobu Asano
Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Joe (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Megumi Kagurazaka
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Ami Tomite
Mako (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Goro Inagaki
Goro (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Denden
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Moeka Nozaki
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Sputniko!
(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Fumika Baba
Fujiko (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
Sena Nakajima
Shingo Katori
Shingo-chan
Machiko Ono
Yuko
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