The Demon
鬼畜
1978 · 1h 50m · Crime, Drama · Japan
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.
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aggressiveangrychild abusecomplicateddishearteningdramaticdrearygreedtragic
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