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Feature film — 1979

Demon Pond (1979)

6.62h 4mFantasy — Romance

When a lone traveller 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.

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Director: Masahiro Shinoda

On screen

Cast & crew

Tamasaburō Bandō V as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

Tamasaburō Bandō V

Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

Gō Katō as Akira Hagiwara

Gō Katō

Akira Hagiwara

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Gaukuen Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Gaukuen Yamazaki

Kōji Nanbara as Priest Shikami

Kōji Nanbara

Priest Shikami

Yatsuko Tan'ami as Nurse

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Nurse

Hisashi Igawa as The Carp

Hisashi Igawa

The Carp

Norihei Miki as Catfish Messenger

Norihei Miki

Catfish Messenger

Juro Kara as Denkichi

Juro Kara

Denkichi

Ryūnosuke Kaneda as Diet Member

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Diet Member

Fujio Tokita as The Crab

Fujio Tokita

The Crab

Jun Hamamura as The Shadow / Yatabei, the Bellkeeper

Jun Hamamura

The Shadow / Yatabei, the Bellkeeper

Megumi Ishii as The Camellia

Megumi Ishii

The Camellia

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