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The Demon
They'd be better off with strangers.
Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1978-10-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hideji Ōtaki
Kimura, Bank Clerk
Shinobu Otake
Policewoman
Takanobu Hozumi
Mizuguchi
Eimei Esumi
Yoshie Hinoki
Yukio Horikita
Tokuo Ichimaru
Hirokazu Inoue
Hirokazu Ishii
Jun Kajima
Hisako Kawamura
Taku Kido
Shirô Matsuda
Norio Matsui
Yasukiyo Umeno
Noriyuki Watanabe
Katsu Yamamoto
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