Film
The Demon
1978· 1h 50m· Crime· Drama
“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.
1978-10-07
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Key Crew
DirectorYoshitarō Nomura
WriterMasato Ide
ProducerYoshitarō Nomura
Director of PhotographyTakashi Kawamata
Original Music ComposerYasushi Akutagawa
EditorKazuo Ôta
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1978-10-07
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased
StudiosShochiku
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.5/10 · 38 votes
Original languageja
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