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The Demon is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Yoshitarō Nomura released in USA on 22 june 1979 with Ken Ogata
The Demon (1978)
Kichiku
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Add to a movie listThe Demon (Kichiku) is a 1978 Japanese psychological drama directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and written by Masato Ide, based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto.
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Consumed by the jealousy and power struggles of their own relationships, a man, his mistress and his wife involve three children in their own games-with tragic results. After Sokichi stops providing his mistress with monetary support, she leaves her three children with him, whom she insists are also his, and disappears. Sokichi is bewildered and his wife is livid so with regard only for their own discomfort, they go about remedying their situation.Actors
Ken Ogata
(Sokichi Takeshita)
Shima Iwashita
(Oume, Sokichi's wife)
Mayumi Ogawa
(Kikuyo, Sokichi's lover)
Jun Hamamura
(Welfare Official)
Takanobu Hozumi
(Mizuguchi)
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