Film
The Demon
1978 · 1h 50m · Drama · Crime
They'd be better off with strangers.
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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.
Cast
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
Yoshi Katō
Doctor
Mizuho Suzuki
Detective
Noboru Mitani
Train Ticket Inspector
Seiichi Suzuki
Detective
Kunie Tanaka
Policeman
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hideji Ōtaki
Kimura, Bank Clerk
Shinobu Otake
Policewoman
Crew
- Yoshitarō NomuraDirector · Producer
- Masato IdeWriter
- Seicho MatsumotoStory
- Takashi KawamataDirector of Photography
- Yasushi AkutagawaOriginal Music Composer
- Kazuo ÔtaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 7, 1978
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
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