Made-for-TV film adaptation of the 1957 novel by Seicho Matsumoto starring Takeshi Kitano and directed by Noboru Tanaka. The novel was previously adapted in 1978 film entitled “The Demon” starring Ken Ogata and directed by Yoshitaro Nomura.After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife. Consumed by the jealousy and power struggles of their own relationships, they involve the children in their own games - with tragic results.

竹下宗吉（绪形拳 饰）和妻子阿梅（岩下志麻 饰）在川越市经营一家印刷店。早年生意兴隆，宗吉撒谎偷偷在外供养一名酒肆女招待梅代（小川真由美 饰），七年间梅代为他生养三个儿女。然突发火灾和大印刷厂的倾轧，宗吉的印刷店每况愈下，他也无力再供养梅代及孩子们。 失去生活来源的梅代忍无可忍，带着孩子找上门来，一番争吵过后，她将孩子留下独自离开。阿梅不满宗吉的背叛，将一腔怒火撒在孩子们的身上。从最小的庄二（石井旬 饰）开始，三个孩子一个个从宗吉的家中消失…… 改编自推理小说大师松本清张同名作品，故事来源于真实事件。

是用采取它对极限血块、性暴力和屈辱的场面装载的一个使人生病的日本人强奸和复仇令人震惊的人