The Golden Demon (1954)
Synopsis
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
Release Date: 1954-03-21
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Koji Shima
Top Cast
- Jun Negami as Kan-ichi
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Miya
- Kenji Sugawara as Arao
- Mitsuko Mito as Akagashi
- Eiji Funakoshi as Tomiyama
- Shizue Natsukawa as Mrs. Minowa
- Kumeko Urabe as Tose
- Kinzō Shin as Shigisawa
- Chikako Hosokawa as Shigisawa's wife
- Shiko Saito as Wanibuchi
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