The Demon (1978)
1h 50m
Running Time
October 7, 1978Release Date
The Demon (1978)
1h 50m
Running Time
October 7, 1978Release Date
Network & Production Companies


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.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Demon is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Shima Iwashita
Oume

Ken Ogata
Sokichi Takeshita

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

Hideji Ōtaki
Kimura, Bank Clerk

Shinobu Ôtake
Policewoman

Takanobu Hozumi
Mizuguchi

Yoshitarō Nomura
Director / Producer

Masato Ide
Writer

Seicho Matsumoto
Story

Yoshiki Nomura
Co-Producer

Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer

Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography

Kazuo Ôta
Editor

Kyôhei Morita
Art Direction

Noboru Isozaki
Set Decoration

Mamoru Komatsu
Production Manager

Hiroshi Yoshioka
Executive In Charge Of Production

Shingo Matsubara
Assistant Director

Teruo Yokote
Set Designer

Tadahiko Yamamoto
Sound Recordist

Takashi Yamamoto
Sound Effects Editor

Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer

Matsutaro Kobayashi
Gaffer

Yukio Horikita

Eimei Esumi

Yoshie Hinoki

Norio Matsui

Shirô Matsuda

Taku Kido

Jun Kajima

Hirokazu Ishii

Hirokazu Inoue

Hisako Kawamura

Tokuo Ichimaru

Katsu Yamamoto

Noriyuki Watanabe

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hatsuo Yamaya
Media.












Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1978
Original Name鬼畜
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
child abuse
greed
angry
aggressive
dreary
dramatic
complicated
disheartening
tragic
Wiki.
The Demon (鬼畜, Kichiku) is a 1978 Japanese psychological drama directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and written by Masato Ide, based on the short story by Seichō Matsumoto.
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