Story of movie The Demon 1978 Film : The Demon (?? Kichiku) is a 1978 Japanese psychological drama directed by Yoshitar? Nomura and written by Masato Ide, based on the novel by Seich? Matsumoto.
| The Demon | |
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| Directed by | Yoshitaro Nomura |
| Produced by | Yoshiki Nomura Yoshitar? Nomura |
| Written by | Masato Ide Seich? 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 |
Screenplay
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 S?kichi stops providing his mistress with monetary support, she leaves her three children with him, whom she insists are also his, and disappears. S?kichi is bewildered and his wife is livid so with regard only for their own discomfort, they go about remedying their situation.
- Ken Ogata as S?kichi Takeshita
- Shima Iwashita as Oume, S?kichi's wife
- Mayumi Ogawa as Kikuyo, S?kichi's lover
- Hiroki Iwase as Riichi, S?kichi and Kikuyo's 1st son
- 1979 Awards of the Japanese Academy
- Won
- Best Actor - Ken Ogata
- Best Director - Yoshitar? Nomura
- Nominated
- Best Film
- Best Music Score - Yasushi Akutagawa
- Best Screenplay - Masato Ide
- Won
- 1979 Blue Ribbon Awards
- Best Actor - Ken Ogata
- Best Director - Yoshitar? 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
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