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The Demon

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The Demon

They'd be better off with strangers.

6.4

1h 50m

1978

“They'd be better off with strangers.”

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.

Director

Yoshitarō Nomura

Trailer

DramaCrime

child abusegreedangryaggressivedrearydramaticcomplicateddishearteningtragic

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Cast & Crew

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

as Sokichi Takeshita

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

as Oume

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

as Kikuyo

Hiroki Iwase

as Riichi

Miyuki Yoshizawa

as Yoshiko

Jun Ishii

as Shôichi

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

as Welfare Official

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

as Akutsu

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

as Doctor

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