- Country: Japan
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1962-12-26
- Director: Yūzō Kawashima
- Writers: Kaneto Shindō
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Ayako Wakao , Yūnosuke Itō , Hisano Yamaoka , Yuko Hamada , Eiji Funakoshi , Manamitsu Kawabata , Shôichi Ozawa , Hideo Takamatsu , Kyū Sazanka , Chôchô Miyako
- Runtime: 96 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: The Graceful Brute (United Kingdom) , Shitoyakana Keda Mono (Italy) , The Graceful Brute , The Graceful Brute (Germany) , Изящное чудовище (Russian Federation) , Shitoyakana kedamono , The Graceful Brute (United States of America) , Elegant Beast , Shitoyakana kemono (Japan) , しとやかな獣 (Japan) , Deluxe Animal , La bête élégante (France, French Republic)
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0217799
The Graceful Brute Cast · · · ALL
Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Ayako Wakao
Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
Yūnosuke Itō
Tokizo Maeda, ex soldier
Hisano Yamaoka
Yoshino, Tokizo's wife
Yuko Hamada
Tomoko, Tokizo's daughter
Eiji Funakoshi
Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector
Hideo Takamatsu
Ichiro Katori, Talent agents manager
Kyū Sazanka
Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer
Chôchô Miyako
Yuki