Chin Shun-shin's 'The Claws of the Divine Beast' (1980)

The provided information for 'Chin Shun-shin's 'The Claws of the Divine Beast'' does not contain any details regarding LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, a specific portrayal cannot be assessed, and the net impact is determined to be N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is an adaptation of Chin Shun-shin's novel. Analysis of the source material and the film's character portrayals indicates no instances where a canonically established character's gender was changed for the screen.

The film adapts a novel set in China, featuring Chinese characters. While the cast primarily consists of Japanese actors, both Chinese and Japanese individuals fall under the broader East Asian racial category. As the definition excludes shifts in ethnicity/nationality where the broader racial category remains unchanged, this does not constitute a race swap.