The Demon (1978 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Demon


caption = DVD Cover
director = Yoshitaro Nomura
producer = Yoshiki Nomura
Yoshitaro Nomura
writer = Masato Ide
Seicho Matsumoto (novel)
starring =
music = Yasushi Akutagawa
cinematography = Takashi Kawamata
editing =
distributor = Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo
released = October 7, 1978 (Japan)
June 22, 1979 (USA)
runtime = 110 minutes
country = Japan
language = Japanese
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:309944
imdb_id = 0202434

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.

Plot

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. [ Cammila Albertson, [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:309944 Plot Synopsis] , All Movie Guide]

Cast

* Ken Ogata as Sokichi Takeshita
* Shima Iwashita as Oume, Sokichi's wife
* Mayumi Ogawa as Kikuyo, Sokichi's lover
* Hiroki Iwase as Riichi, Sokichi and Kikuyo's 1st son

Awards

*1979 Awards of the Japanese Academy
**Won
***Best Actor - Ken Ogata
***Best Director - Yoshitaro Nomura
**Nominated
***Best Film
***Best Music Score - Yasushi Akutagawa
***Best Screenplay - Masato Ide
*1979 Blue Ribbon Awards
**Best Actor - Ken Ogata
**Best Director - Yoshitaro Nomura
*1978 Hochi Film Awards
**Best Actor - Ken Ogata
*1979 Kinema Junpo Awards
**Best Actor - Ken Ogata
*1979 Mainichi Film Concours
**Best Actor - Ken Ogata
**Best Art Direction - Kyohei Morita
**Best Cinematography - Takashi Kawamata [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202434/awards Awards for Kichiku] , imdb.com]

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