Demon Pond (1979)
- Original title
- 夜叉ヶ池
- Directed by
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Genre
- fantasy film, romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man returns to a remote mountain village and discovers a strange pact involving a pond and a beautiful woman. The story blends romance with folklore as the characters' fates become tied to the water and the spirits within it.
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What happens
Demon Pond (Japanese: 夜叉ヶ池, Hepburn: Yasha-ga-ike) is a 1979 Japanese romantic fantasy film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is an adaptation of the 1913 play of the same name by Izumi Kyōka, with an adapted screenplay written by Haruhiko Mimura and Tsutomu Tamura. The film stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go Kato, and Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando. The film was largely well received by critics in Japan, and has since been well regarded in retrospective reviews as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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