The Golden Demon (金色夜叉)

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

Key Crew

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

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