Japan Synopsis
修羅
“This world is a sea of blood.”
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th Ronin against the Shogunate. His faithful servant gathers the 100 ryo required for his acceptance. Gengobe is also in love with a greedy geisha named Koman. About to be sold to another man, Gengobe learns that for him to keep her, her debt is exactly 100 ryo.
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Demons sits at position #5.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Demons. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Demons premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #816 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #2 of 391 (top 1%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Matsumoto Production, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | February 13, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0165473 |