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A Japanese Demon
A Japanese Demon
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A Japanese Demon

Original Title: 日本妖怪伝 サトリ

1973
1h 40m
Drama
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1973

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

A psychotherapist suffers from the onslaughts of Satori, the demon whose name is paradoxically homonymic to the word used for enlightenment experiences in the Zen tradition. Many people mistakenly believe that such a state is the goal of Zen practice; however, the demon strikes at people who are in a state devoid of thought or feeling. Satori's influence spreads from the psychotherapist to a couple who grow increasingly uninhibited.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Sep 29, 1973
Languages
Japanese
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Yōichi Higashi
Production
Seirinsha
Seirinsha
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Mako Midori

Mako Midori

Aya Komakura

Jiro Kawarazaki

Jiro Kawarazaki

Taro Hanafusa

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Satori

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Psychiartist

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Schizophrenic

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

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