Japan / Oct 07, 1978
They'd be better off with strangers.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Keizo Kanie | Akutsu |
| Yoshi Katō | Doctor |
| Mizuho Suzuki | Detective |
| Noboru Mitani | Train Ticket Inspector |
| Seiichi Suzuki | Detective |
| Kunie Tanaka | Policeman |
| Hatsuo Yamaya | |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Kimura, Bank Clerk |
| Shinobu Otake | Policewoman |
| Takanobu Hozumi | Mizuguchi |
| Eimei Esumi | |
| Yoshie Hinoki | |
| Yukio Horikita | |
| Tokuo Ichimaru | |
| Hirokazu Inoue | |
| Hirokazu Ishii | |
| Jun Kajima |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 鬼畜 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 1978 |
| Production | Yoshiki Nomura, Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Writer | Masato Ide, Seicho Matsumoto |
| Editing | Kazuo Ôta |
| Cinematography | Takashi Kawamata, Sôhei Hasegawa |
| Assistant directors | Shingo Matsubara, Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Lighting | Matsutaro Kobayashi |
| Camera operators | Takashi Kawamata, Sôhei Hasegawa |
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| Additional photography | Takashi Kawamata, Sôhei Hasegawa |
| Production design | Kyôhei Morita, Noboru Isozaki, Teruo Yokote |
| Art direction | Kyôhei Morita, Noboru Isozaki, Teruo Yokote |
| Set decoration | Noboru Isozaki, Kyôhei Morita, Teruo Yokote |
| Music | Yasushi Akutagawa, Tadahiko Yamamoto, Takashi Yamamoto |
| Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa, Tadahiko Yamamoto, Takashi Yamamoto |
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