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The Demon

The Demon

They'd be better off with strangers.

19786.41h 50m

Overview

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.

Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura
Written by Masato Ide, Seicho Matsumoto
Produced by Yoshitarō Nomura
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Top Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Sokichi Takeshita

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Oume

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Kikuyo

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Hiroki Iwase

Riichi

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Miyuki Yoshizawa

Yoshiko

J

Jun Ishii

Shôichi

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Welfare Official

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Akutsu

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Doctor

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Detective

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Themes & Keywords

child abusegreedangryaggressivedrearydramaticcomplicateddishearteningtragic

About The Demon

The Demon is a drama, crime film released in 1978 exploring themes of child abuse, greed, angry, aggressive, dreary, dramatic. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, it stars Ken Ogata, Shima Iwashita, Mayumi Ogawa. When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.

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