Name: Path of the Beast
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1980-03-29
Duration: 1 h 11 min
Cast: Ayako Yoshimura, Minako Mizushima, Noboru Mitani, Mon Muso, Akira Takahashi

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17 year old Saki lives in a run-down shack with her mom, who survives by pushing a food cart from dawn to dusk. Saki has dropped out of school, and when she's not helping her mother selling noodles in the streets, she's playing flesh-games with boyfriend Sotoo. In her spare time, the girl also entertains a truck driver named Ataru. She believes her promiscuity is a trait inherited from her mom. Determined to improve her lot in life, Saki decides to stop seeing the two guys.

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Japanese Exploitation
Prostitution
Coming-of-Age
Social Realism
Poverty & Despair
Crime & Survival
Melancholy Tone
Erotic Violence
1980s Japan

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Directed by: Tatsumi Kumashiro
Written by: Tatsumi Kumashiro, Rio Kishida
Produced by: Akira Miura
Music by: Eiichi Arai

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Facts

March 29, 1980 · 1 h 11 min · Nudity, Sexual Content, Violence

Released: March 29, 1980
Runtime: 1 h 11 min
Content: Nudity, Sexual Content, Violence
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original language: Japanese
Made in: Japan

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4 questions, like "Is Path of the Beast worth watching?"

Questions about Path of the Beast

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Path of the Beast worth watching?

45

MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45 (IMDb 4.6).

Is Path of the Beast good for date night?

AdultsSolo Watch

Not really: romance is 6 of 10, but the viewing guide doesn't list it for date night.

Will I feel good after watching Path of the Beast?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Path of the Beast in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.