Fantasy ·Romance · Japan · 1979 · 2h 4m

Demon Pond

夜叉ヶ池

Director

Cast

Tamasaburō Bandō V as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki Gō Katō as Akira Hagiwara Tsutomu Yamazaki as Gaukuen Yamazaki Kōji Nanbara as Priest Shikami Yatsuko Tan'ami as Nurse Hisashi Igawa as The Carp

Crew

Masao Kosugi — Director of Photography Noritaka Sakamoto — Director of Photography Zen Ikeda — Editor Sachiko Yamaji — Editor Tsutomu Tamura — Screenplay Haruhiko Mimura — Screenplay

Synopsis

When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on play or musical taisho period

Key Collaborators

Masahiro Shinoda Director Masao Kosugi Director of Photography Noritaka Sakamoto Director of Photography Zen Ikeda Editor Sachiko Yamaji Editor Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay Haruhiko Mimura Screenplay Izumi Kyōka Story

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