Demon Pond

About Demon Pond

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.

Demon Pond (1979) is a fantasy romance film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Released in October 1979, it runs 124 minutes.

The film is filed under romantic fantasy, taisho period, and based on play or musical. The story is adapted from a stage production.

Tamasaburō Bandō V appears as Yuri, Gō Katō as Akira Hagiwara, Tsutomu Yamazaki as Gaukuen Yamazaki, and Kōji Nanbara as Priest Shikami. The screenplay is by Haruhiko Mimura and Tsutomu Tamura.

Wicked and Hadestown: The Musical make useful companions to Demon Pond.