The Demon

The Demon

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 1978

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.

The Demon

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 1978

The Demon
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 鬼畜
Directors Shingo Matsubara, Yoshitaro Nomura
Writers Seicho Matsumoto, Masato Ide

Cast

Shima Iwashita

as Oume, Sokichi's wife

Ken Ogata

as Sokichi Takeshita

Mayumi Ogawa

as Kikuyo, Sokichi's lover

Hiroki Iwase

as Riichi, Sokichi and Kikuyo's 1st son

Miyuki Yoshizawa

as Yoshiko

Jun Ishii

as Shôichi

Jun Hamamura

as Welfare Official

Keizo Kanie

as Akutsu, Sôkichi's colleague

Yoshi Katō

as Doctor

Mizuho Suzuki

as Detective

Noboru Mitani

as Train Ticket Inspector

Seiichi Suzuki

as Detective

Kunie Tanaka

as Policeman

Hideji Ôtaki

as Kimura, Bank Clerk

Shinobu Otake

as Policewoman

Takanobu Hozumi

as Mizuguchi