Summer of Demon

1981 1h 36m JA

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 4

DramaHorror

Synopsis

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A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes. When he begins an affair with the daughter of another clan's retainer, her father tries to poison him but the substance instead claims an innocent victim...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara
lemon
Keiko Takahashi
Iwa
Masako Natsume
Sode
Aiko Morishita
Ume
Renji Ishibashi
Naosuke
Ichirō Ogura
Takuetsu
Hiroshi Katsuno
Yomoshichi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Writers: Eiichi Uchida, Nanboku Tsuruya
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kenichi Hagiwara and Keiko Takahashi and Masako Natsume carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukio Ninagawa directs. Noritaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Yoshi Sugihara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kenichi Hagiwara and Keiko Takahashi and Masako Natsume carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0226121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.