The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018, Japanese. Directed by Hikari Ota & Sion Sono & Yuichi Kodama & Kenji Yamauchi.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hikari OtaDirector
- Sion SonoDirector
- Yuichi KodamaDirector
- Kenji YamauchiDirector
- Tadanobu AsanoDaimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- Shinnosuke MitsushimaJoe (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- Megumi Kagurazaka(segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- Ami TomiteMako (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- Goro InagakiGoro (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 BabaFujiko (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- Sena NakajimaCast
- Shingo KatoriShingo-chan
- Machiko OnoYuko
Details
- Released
- 6 April 2018
- Original title
- クソ野郎と美しき世界
- Country
- Japan
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How long is The Bastard and the Beautiful World?
The Bastard and the Beautiful World runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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The Bastard and the Beautiful World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 April 2018. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bastard and the Beautiful World?
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Who directed The Bastard and the Beautiful World?
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) was directed by Hikari Ota and Sion Sono and Yuichi Kodama and Kenji Yamauchi and stars Tadanobu Asano, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Megumi Kagurazaka.