Portrait of the Beast
1998, Japanese. Directed by Masato Hironishi.
The man was called the "Manslayer Demon. One day, he stabs a rival gang member to death in the dark. A rookie female cameraman happened to capture the moment. The man was sentenced to five years in prison for the scoop footage and is tossed about by the passage of five years. Gradually, the man is forced to leave his home, but he soon regains the eyes of the "beast" he once was...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 9 May 1998
- Original title
- 野獣の肖像
- Written by
- Shouji Yonemura
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Portrait of the Beast runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Portrait of the Beast isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 May 1998. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Portrait of the Beast?
Portrait of the Beast (1998) was directed by Masato Hironishi and stars Naomi Hosokawa, Koji Matoba, Chiho Terada.