The Golden Demon (1954)
Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
Director: Kōji Shima
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Jun Negami as Kan-ichi |
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Fujiko Yamamoto as Miya |
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Kenji Sugawara as Arao |
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Mitsuko Mito as Akagashi |
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Eiji Funakoshi as Tomiyama |
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Shizue Natsukawa as Mrs. Minowa |
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Kumeko Urabe as Tose |
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Kinzō Shin as Shigisawa |
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Chikako Hosokawa as Shigisawa's wife |
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Shiko Saito as Wanibuchi |
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Teppei Endō as Mr. Minowa |
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Jun Miyazaki as Kamata |
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Yūzō Hayakawa as Kazahaya |
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Yoshio Takee as Yusa |
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Sachiko Meguro as Mrs. Yusa |
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Kazuko Fushimi as Aiko |
| Directing | Kōji Shima | Director |
| Writing | Koyo Ozaki | Novel |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Adaptation |
| Writing | Kōji Shima | Writer |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Camera | Michio Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Koichi Kubota | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Mikio Naka | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kenichi Nishii | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Masanori Tsujii | Editor |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
