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The Demon

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The Demon — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 7, 1978
  • Runtime
  • 110 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Crime
  • Director
  • Yoshitarō Nomura

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The Demon — Cast

Ken Ogata photo Ken Ogata Sokichi Takeshita Shima Iwashita photo Shima Iwashita Oume Mayumi Ogawa photo Mayumi Ogawa Kikuyo Hiroki Iwase Riichi Miyuki Yoshizawa Yoshiko Jun Ishii Shôichi Jun Hamamura photo Jun Hamamura Welfare Official Keizo Kanie photo Keizo Kanie Akutsu

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