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.
Key facts
Cast
Tamasaburō Bandō V, Gō Katō, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kōji Nanbara, Yatsuko Tan'ami, Hisashi Igawa, Norihei Miki, Juro Kara
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 20, 1979 (Japan)
Based on
Demon Pond
Crew
Screenplay
Haruhiko Mimura, Tsutomu Tamura
Cinematography
Masao Kosugi, Noritaka Sakamoto
Editing
Sachiko Yamaji, Zen Ikeda
Trailer
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Festival History
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 2022 - Retrospective Masahiro Shinoda
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2022 generic - Feature
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2022 - Seven Chances
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2022 - Seven Chances
- Cannes Film Festival 2021 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 2021 - Pepites
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | October 20, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Russia | February 24, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Russia | March 30, 2016 |
| Theatrical | France | September 22, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 15, 2023 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Japan | May 25, 2005 |
| Home video | United States | May 13, 2008 |
| Home video | Canada | October 15, 2024 |
| Home video | United States | October 15, 2024 |
Full credits
| Director | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Cast | 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), Jun Hamamura (The Shadow / Yatabei, the Bellkeeper), Megumi Ishii (The Camellia), Tadashi Furuta (The Mackerel), Kazuo Sato (Tiger Priest), Kai Ato (The Bone), Hatsuo Yamaya (The Villager Yoju), Maki Takayama (Yoju's Wife), Yuni Nishigami (Yoju's Daughter), Tōru Abe (Leader of the Village Assembly), Shigeru Yazaki (Village Teacher), Dai Kanai (Village Headman), Toshie Kobayashi (Village Woman), Hitoshi Ōmae (Furosude Kotori), Fudeko Tanaka (Old Woman), Yumi Seigan (Yoju's Daughter), Baiken Jukkanji, Mansaku Fuwa, Moriwaka Bandô, Sōnosuke Oda, Tadayuki Okamoto, Shuichi Oki, Yasuo Shinohara |
| Screenplay | Haruhiko Mimura, Tsutomu Tamura |
| Story | Izumi Kyōka |
| Executive producer | Kanji Nakagawa, Sachio Tomizawa, Shigemi Sugisaki |
| Cinematography | Masao Kosugi, Noritaka Sakamoto |
| Editing | Sachiko Yamaji, Zen Ikeda |
| Visual effects | Nobuo Yajima |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q108252570 |
| IMDb | tt0079041 |
| TMDB | 117215 |
Additional data: TMDB.
