Movie
Beasts Clutching at Straws
2026 · 94 min
A jittery, mean-spirited scramble where greed turns strangers into predators and every windfall comes with a knife.
- Directed by
- Hideo Jojo
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Nana Mori, Hiroki Narimiya, Ouji Suzuka
- Tagline
- The ultimate Money-Go-Round!
- Overview
- A lost gym bag containing 100 million yen in cash is found at an internet café by a struggling YouTuber living with his ailing grandmother. The discovery triggers a chaotic and violent chain reaction, entwining a corrupt police officer indebted to the Yakuza, a scheming femme fatale, and ruthless criminals all fighting to claim the fortune.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, cynical and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Greed, crime, corruption, deception
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Hideo Jojo
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Nana Mori, Hiroki Narimiya, Ouji Suzuka
