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.
Tamasaburō Bandō V
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
Gō Katō
Akira Hagiwara
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Gaukuen Yamazaki
Kōji Nanbara
Priest Shikami
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Nurse
Hisashi Igawa
The Carp
Norihei Miki
Catfish Messenger
Juro Kara
Denkichi
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Diet Member
Fujio Tokita
The Crab
Demon Pond is a fantasy, romance film released in 1979 exploring themes of based on play or musical, taisho period. Directed by Masahiro Shinoda, it stars Tamasaburō Bandō V, Gō Katō, Tsutomu Yamazaki. 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.
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