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Summer of Demon(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-05-23
50%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
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...
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Summer of Demon
Top 7 Billed Cast
萩原健一
lemon
高橋惠子
Iwa
夏目雅子
Sode
森下愛子
Ume
石橋蓮司
Naosuke
小倉一郎
Takuetsu
勝野洋
Yomoshichi
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Overview
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...
Release Date
1981-05-23
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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