DramaCrime
The Demon
"They'd be better off with strangers."
User Score37 votes
64%6.4/10
Release1978→
Runtime1H 50M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
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.
Principal Cast8
Ken Ogata
Sokichi Takeshita
Shima Iwashita
Oume
Mayumi Ogawa
Kikuyo
Hiroki Iwase
Riichi
Miyuki Yoshizawa
Yoshiko
Jun Ishii
Shôichi
Jun Hamamura
Welfare Official
Keizo Kanie
Akutsu
Media14
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Posters
Director
Yoshitarō Nomura
Director →
Trailer
Keywords
child abusegreedangryaggressivedrearydramaticcomplicateddishearteningtragic
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Countries:Japan
Production:Shochiku