A Japanese Demon (1973)
A psychotherapist suffers from the onslaughts of Satori, the demon whose name is paradoxically homonymic to the word used for enlightenment experiences in the Zen tradition. Many people mistakenly believe that such a state is the goal of Zen practice; however, the demon strikes at people who are in a state devoid of thought or feeling. Satori's influence spreads from the psychotherapist to a couple who grow increasingly uninhibited.
Director:
Yōichi Higashi
Writers:
Yōichi Higashi, Katsuhiro Maeda.
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Mako Midori as Aya Komakura |
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Jiro Kawarazaki as Taro Hanafusa |
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Hatsuo Yamaya as Satori |
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Kei Satō as Psychiartist |
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Schizophrenic |
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Fumio Watanabe as |
| Directing | Takashi Kurihara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kenji Aoike | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yōichi Higashi | Director |
| Writing | Yōichi Higashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Katsuhiro Maeda | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yōichi Higashi | Editor |
| Editing | Keiko Ichihara | Editor |
| Lighting | Suzuki Naohide | Gaffer |
| Production | Ryutaro Takagi | Producer |
| Production | Yoshichika Shigematsu | Producer |