Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1978 · 1h 50m

The Demon

鬼畜

The Demon poster
Director
Yoshitarō Nomura
Cast
Ken Ogata as Sokichi Takeshita Shima Iwashita as Oume Mayumi Ogawa as Kikuyo Hiroki Iwase as Riichi Miyuki Yoshizawa as Yoshiko Jun Ishii as Shôichi
Crew
Takashi Kawamata — Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta — Editor Yasushi Akutagawa — Original Music Composer Masato Ide — Writer Seicho Matsumoto — Story Yoshitarō Nomura — Producer
Tagline

They'd be better off with strangers.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Demon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
child abusegreedangryaggressivedrearydramaticcomplicateddishearteningtragic
Key Collaborators
Yoshitarō Nomura Director Takashi Kawamata Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta Editor Yasushi Akutagawa Original Music Composer Masato Ide Writer Seicho Matsumoto Story Yoshitarō Nomura Producer
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