
95 minutes
3/21/1954
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

Jun Negami
as Kan-ichi

Fujiko Yamamoto
as Miya

Kenji Sugawara
as Arao

Mitsuko Mito
as Akagashi

Eiji Funakoshi
as Tomiyama

Shizue Natsukawa
as Mrs. Minowa

Kumeko Urabe
as Tose

Kinzō Shin
as Shigisawa

Chikako Hosokawa
as Shigisawa's wife
Shiko Saito
as Wanibuchi
Teppei Endō
as Mr. Minowa
Jun Miyazaki
as Kamata

Yūzō Hayakawa
as Kazahaya

Yoshio Takee
as Yusa

Sachiko Meguro
as Mrs. Yusa

Kazuko Fushimi
as Aiko