29 Apr 1988
Father
A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.
Elegant Beast
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.
Top Billed Cast
若尾文子 Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
伊藤雄之助 Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier
山岡久乃 Yoshino, Tokizo's wife
浜田ゆう子 Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter
船越英二 Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector
小沢昭一 Pinosaku, the singer
高松英郎 Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager
山茶花究 Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer
ミヤコ蝶々 Yuki
Manamitsu Kawabata Minoru, Tokizo's son
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