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He's Like a Devil

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Kamon Ryou, a guitar-playing male prostitute in a decadent downtown bar of Yokohama, is a man of many secrets: he was the culprit of the unsolved "300 Million Yen Robbery" of 1968, he has a lot of nasty friends that are trying to steal the money away from him, and he is dying of a malignant brain tumor...

Jun 6, 19751 seasons17 episodesEndedJA

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Tatsuya Fuji

Nonomura Shuuji

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Tomisaburō Wakayama

Inspector Shirato

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Kenji Sawada

Kamon Ryou

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Kiyohiko Ozaki

Yanou Takeshi

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Ichiro Araki

Hachimura Hachirou

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Seasons

Season 1

17 episodes

Premiered Jun 6, 1975

Episodes

1–6 of 17

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Jun 6, 1975

45m

Ryo's boss tries to sell him to a woman; in a mental institution, Ryo's sister damns him; in a motorcycle shop, the proprietor is surprised to learn Ryo's in town. After Ryo collapses on his way to work at the nightclub, he goes to the doctor, who tells him nothing is wrong. Ryo also meets a mysterious, roughneck cop who seems to have all the answers.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Jun 13, 1975

45m

Ryo's set at the bar is interrupted by a violent acquaintance from his past. Detective Shirato intervenes, and starts putting on a show for the bar: a detailed and lively description of the 300 million yen investigation.

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Ep 3

Episode 3

Jun 20, 1975

Inspector Shirato invades and decides to live in Hachimura's motorcycle garage. Meanwhile, Ryo gets a new neighbor, learns an unpleasant truth, and flies off the handle.

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Ep 4

Episode 4

Jun 27, 1975

Shirato burglarizes and trashes Ryo's apartment. Ryo goes to his boss/pimp/lover Nonomura's place for the night, but Nonomura gets seriously nasty. Upon his return home, Ryo discovers his invalid sister has been moved in without his knowledge...

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Ep 5

Episode 5

Jul 4, 1975

Hachimura's wife discovers she is pregnant; meanwhile, Ryo is in bed with Izumi's nurse. Meanwhile, Hachimura runs up his already-high tab at a mahjong parlor and goes on a rampage.

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Ep 6

Episode 6 (第六回)

Jul 11, 1975

Yatou Takeshi, the belligerent Group Sounds singer, returns and commits a class A felony. The world's gayest gangster crashes his car into Hachimura's house and tries to get it on.

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