The Golden Demon (1954)
Overview
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
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.1204 |
Directed By
Koji Shima
Crew
Koji Shima
Koyo Ozaki
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Koji Shima
Masaichi Nagata
Michio Takahashi
Koichi Kubota
Mikio Naka
Kenichi Nishii
Masanori Tsujii
Ichirō Saitō
TOP CAST
Jun Negami
Kan-ichi
Fujiko Yamamoto
Miya
Kenji Sugawara
Arao
Mitsuko Mito
Akagashi
Eiji Funakoshi
Tomiyama
Shizue Natsukawa
Mrs. Minowa
Kumeko Urabe
Tose
Kinzō Shin
Shigisawa
Chikako Hosokawa
Shigisawa's wife
Shiko Saito
Wanibuchi
Teppei Endō
Mr. Minowa
Jun Miyazaki
Kamata
Yūzō Hayakawa
Kazahaya
Yoshio Takee
Yusa
Sachiko Meguro
Mrs. Yusa
Kazuko Fushimi
Aiko
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