Kichiku

Kichiku

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 15, 2002

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

鬼畜

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Noboru Tanaka

Description

Made-for-TV film adaptation of the 1957 novel by Seicho Matsumoto starring Takeshi Kitano and directed by Noboru Tanaka. The novel was previously adapted in 1978 film entitled “The Demon” starring Ken Ogata and directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife. Consumed by the jealousy and power struggles of their own relationships, they involve the children in their own games - with tragic results.