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The Demon

“They'd be better off with strangers.”

1978 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura
CrimeDrama

Cast

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Plot

When Sokichi stops providing for his mistress, she leaves her three children on his doorstep, and his wife makes them suffer.

Sinekatalog’s take

Yoshitarō Nomura's Japanese drama, Kichiku, with Ken Ogata and Shima Iwashita, is a harsh, chilling film about cruelty to children.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,163 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.