The Demon (1978 film)

The Demon
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Directed by	Yoshitaro Nomura
Produced by	Yoshiki Nomura Yoshitaro Nomura
Written by	Masato Ide Seicho Matsumoto (novel)
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Cinematography	Takashi Kawamata
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	October 7, 1978 (Japan) June 22, 1979 (United States)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Demon (Kichiku) is a 1978 Japanese psychological drama directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and written by Masato Ide, based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto.

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.

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