The Golden Demon

Golden Demon (original)

6.7

/10

1h 35mDrama

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

Spoken language: ja

Starring Jun Negami, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara, Mitsuko Mito, Eiji Funakoshi, Shizue Natsukawa, Kumeko Urabe, Kinzō Shin, Chikako Hosokawa, Shiko Saito

Watch "The Golden Demon" on Criterion Channel released in 1954. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.