A Japanese Demon
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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.
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Mako Midori
Aya Komakura
Known for
Blind Beast
Jiro Kawarazaki
Taro Hanafusa
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Hymn
Masaki Tamura
Ryutaro Takagi
Yōichi Higashi
Hatsuo Yamaya
Satori
Known for
Kids Return
Demons
Katsuhiro Maeda
Yoshichika Shigematsu
Kei Satō
Psychiartist
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Schizophrenic
Known for
Ponyo
When Marnie Was There
Fumio Watanabe
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Keiko Ichihara
Yōichi Higashi Director · Katsuhiro Maeda Screenplay Masaki Tamura Cinematographer
First release September 29, 1973 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日本妖怪伝 サトリ
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Seirinsha
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Japan
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Original title
日本妖怪伝 サトリ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 29, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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