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The Demon
The Demon

The Demon

They'd be better off with strangers.

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DramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

07 October 1978

Country

Japan

Cast

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Oume

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Sokichi Takeshita

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Kikuyo

Hiroki Iwase

Hiroki Iwase

Riichi

Miyuki Yoshizawa

Miyuki Yoshizawa

Yoshiko

Jun Ishii

Jun Ishii

Shôichi

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Welfare Official

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Akutsu

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Doctor

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Detective

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Train Ticket Inspector

Seiichi Suzuki

Seiichi Suzuki

Detective

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Policeman

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Kimura, Bank Clerk

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Policewoman

Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

Mizuguchi

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Yoshie Hinoki

Yoshie Hinoki

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Tokuo Ichimaru

Tokuo Ichimaru

Hirokazu Inoue

Hirokazu Inoue

Hirokazu Ishii

Hirokazu Ishii

Jun Kajima

Jun Kajima

Hisako Kawamura

Hisako Kawamura

Taku Kido

Taku Kido

Shirô Matsuda

Shirô Matsuda

Norio Matsui

Norio Matsui

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Noriyuki Watanabe

Noriyuki Watanabe

Katsu Yamamoto

Katsu Yamamoto

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