Kichiku

2h 30m
Drama
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Made-for-TV film adaptation of the 1957 novel by Seicho Matsumoto starring Takeshi Kitano and directed by Noboru Tanaka. The novel was previously adapted in 1978 film entitled “The Demon” starring Ken Ogata and directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife. Consumed by the jealousy and power struggles of their own relationships, they involve the children in their own games - with tragic results.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano
Unknown
Shigeru Muroi
Unknown
Ryô Kataoka
Unknown
Emi Sato
Unknown
Masahiro Morooka
Unknown
Takehiko Ono
Unknown
Kōen Okumura
Unknown
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Unknown
Satoru Saito
Unknown
Yoneko Matsukane
Unknown
Kuriko Namino
Unknown
Minako Tsuda
Unknown
Tetsu Watanabe
Unknown
Saburo Ishikura
Unknown
Hitomi Kuroki
Unknown
Yojin Hino
Unknown

Crew

Noboru Tanaka
Director
Toshimichi Saeki
Teleplay
Seicho Matsumoto
Novel
Isao Kawase
Editor
Hideo Hara
Director of Photography
Kenichi Sakita
Assistant Director
Masamitsu Nakamura
Sound Recordist
Kazuo Otani
Original Music Composer
Shigemori Shigeta
Art Direction

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