Demon Pond

1979 124 min Fantasy, Romance

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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director Masahiro Shinoda

writers Tsutomu Tamura, Haruhiko Mimura, Izumi Kyōka

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