The Demon
They'd be better off with strangers.
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(41 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Yasushi Akutagawa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Masato IdeWriter
- Seicho MatsumotoStory
- Original title
- 鬼畜
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 7, 1978
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cast
Ken OgataSokichi Takeshita
Shima IwashitaOume
Mayumi OgawaKikuyo- Hiroki IwaseRiichi
- Miyuki YoshizawaYoshiko
- Jun IshiiShôichi
Jun HamamuraWelfare Official
Keizo KanieAkutsu
Yoshi KatōDoctor
Mizuho SuzukiDetective
Noboru MitaniTrain Ticket Inspector- Seiichi SuzukiDetective
Kunie TanakaPoliceman
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hideji ŌtakiKimura, Bank Clerk
Shinobu OtakePolicewoman
Takanobu HozumiMizuguchi
Eimei Esumi- Yoshie Hinoki
Yukio Horikita
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