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The Demon
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The Demon 1978 Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura 鬼畜

They'd be better off with strangers.

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company Shochiku
Release Date 7 October 1978
110 mins
Cast
Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita Oume
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata Sokichi Takeshita
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa Kikuyo
Hiroki Iwase
Hiroki Iwase Riichi
Miyuki Yoshizawa
Miyuki Yoshizawa Yoshiko
Jun Ishii
Jun Ishii Shôichi
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura Welfare Official
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie Akutsu
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō Doctor
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki Detective
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani Train Ticket Inspector
Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki Detective
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka Policeman
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki Kimura, Bank Clerk
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake Policewoman
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi Mizuguchi
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Yoshie Hinoki
Yoshie Hinoki
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Tokuo Ichimaru
Tokuo Ichimaru
Hirokazu Inoue
Hirokazu Inoue
Hirokazu Ishii
Hirokazu Ishii
Jun Kajima
Jun Kajima
Hisako Kawamura
Hisako Kawamura
Taku Kido
Taku Kido
Shirô Matsuda
Shirô Matsuda
Norio Matsui
Norio Matsui
Yasukiyo Umeno
Yasukiyo Umeno
Noriyuki Watanabe
Noriyuki Watanabe
Katsu Yamamoto
Katsu Yamamoto
Crew
Director
Yoshitarō Nomura
Yoshitarō Nomura
Writer
Masato Ide
Masato Ide
Producers
Yoshitarō Nomura
Yoshitarō Nomura
Yoshiki Nomura
Yoshiki Nomura
Cinematography
Takashi Kawamata
Takashi Kawamata
Composer
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yasushi Akutagawa
Editor
Kazuo Ôta
Kazuo Ôta
Sound
Takashi Yamamoto
Takashi Yamamoto
Story
Seicho Matsumoto
Seicho Matsumoto
Art Direction
Kyôhei Morita
Kyôhei Morita
Set Decoration
Noboru Isozaki
Noboru Isozaki
Set Designer
Teruo Yokote
Teruo Yokote
Lighting
Matsutaro Kobayashi
Matsutaro Kobayashi
Assistant Director
Shingo Matsubara
Shingo Matsubara
Additional Photography
Sôhei Hasegawa
Sôhei Hasegawa