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The Demon
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.
Where to watch The Demon
The Demon is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
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
- Jun Hamamura as Welfare Official
- Keizo Kanie as Akutsu
- Yoshi Katō as Doctor
- Mizuho Suzuki as Detective
- Noboru Mitani as Train Ticket Inspector
- Seiichi Suzuki as Detective
Details
- Director
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Released
- October 7, 1978
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Studio
- Shochiku
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 41 votes
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