Film

The Demon Comes in Spring

1989 · 2h 17m

IMDb

6.3

Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.

Toshirō Mifune

Kukkune no jî

Masaru Matsuda

Sachiko Wakayama

Sakae Takita

Keiko Tsushima

Hajime Hana

Sanji Kojima

Youichi Miyagawa

Mutsuko Sakura

Hiroshi Kondō

Takashi Sasano

Yasushi Suzuki

• Akira KobayashiDirector
• Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Osamu InoueEditor

Release date

April 15, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 17m