The Golden Demon

    Synopsis

    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

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    Cast

    • Jun NegamiKan-ichi
    • Fujiko YamamotoMiya
    • Kenji SugawaraArao
    • Mitsuko MitoAkagashi
    • Eiji FunakoshiTomiyama
    • Shizue NatsukawaMrs. Minowa
    • Kumeko UrabeTose
    • Kinzō ShinShigisawa
    • Chikako HosokawaShigisawa's wife
    • Shiko SaitoWanibuchi
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