The Demon

Name: The Demon
Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1978-10-07
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ken Ogata, Shima Iwashita, Mayumi Ogawa, Hiroki Iwase, Miyuki Yoshizawa

“They'd be better off with strangers.”

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.