
Feature film — 1979
Demon Pond (1979)
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
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

Gō Katō
Akira Hagiwara

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Gaukuen Yamazaki

Kōji Nanbara
Priest Shikami

Yatsuko Tan'ami
Nurse

Hisashi Igawa
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Norihei Miki
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Juro Kara
Denkichi

Ryūnosuke Kaneda
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Jun Hamamura
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