Japan Synopsis
餓鬼魂
The story is about a Journalist who becomes infected with a Japanese demon. The demon incubates in the mans stomach before Violently tearing its way up and out through the Journalists mouth (Complete with mouth splitting wide open). As soon as the Demon is "born" it is snatched away by a mysterious stranger. The Journalist (Yes, somehow he survived) soon discovers that the man who grabbed up the demon is in fact a former infectee who has developed a taste for the little demons, In fact they taste so good that when a person eats their flesh they then instantly become addicted to it.
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Demon Within sits at position #83.
Other Titles From Tsuburaya Productions
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demon Within premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,345 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,238 of 1,274 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Runtime | 54m |
| Release Date | December 27, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0225831 |